Healthcare Costs Related to Disease
The estimated costs related to three major conditions – cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes – and poor lifestyle choices have been rising.
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Source: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Fact Book, Fiscal Year 2003, 2007 and 2008, PricewaterhouseCooper’s Health Research Institute (2009) The Price of Excess: Identifying Waste in Healthcare Spending.
Highlights
Improving Access to
Health Coverage
- Percentage of U.S. Population with Health Insurance
- Percentage of Employers Offering Health Benefits
- Breakdown of the Uninsured
Keeping Healthcare Affordable
Improving Quality and Safety
Improving Consumer Health
- Healthcare Costs Related to Disease
- Obesity and Diabetes
- Screening for, Monitoring and Managing Diabetes
Changing Care Delivery Models
