The Health Care Cost Institute recently released an issue brief regarding the financial impact of diabetes from 2009-2013. Here are some key findings from the report:
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In 2012 diabetes cost
$245 billion in direct medical costs in the United States.
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$14,999 was spent per
capita on healthcare for people with diabetes in 2013.
·
Per capita spending
for children with diabetes rose 7% from 2011-2012 and 9.6% from 2012-2013.
·
Between 2011 and 2013,
children with diabetes had the fastest per capita spending growth
·
People with diabetes
spent on average 2.5 times more out of pocket than people without diabetes.
·
The average per capita
spending difference between people with and without diabetes was $10,310.
Source: Health Care Cost Institute, May 2015
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