Private Insurance Spending for Selected Diseases, 1987 and 2002
The cost per case of treating many chronic diseases has increased.
Note: Dollar amounts are inflation-adjusted.
Source: Adapted with permission from Thorpe, KE et al, “The Rising Prevalence of Treated Disease: Effects on Private Health Insurance Spending,” Health Affairs 24 (2005): w5.317-w5.325 (published online 27 June 2005). Original at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.w5.317v1
