Source: US Census cited in An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease

Source: National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) cited in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Policy Brief no. 16
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Sources: MEPS, NHIS, Milken Institute in An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
Note: Treatment expenditures for individuals in nursing homes, prisons, or under other institutional care are not included. Treatment
expenditures for comorbidities and secondary effects of listed diseases are also excluded.
Sources: MEPS, Milken Institute cited n An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
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information technology
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the safety and quality of
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