New Jersey

WHAT DO RISING CHRONIC DISEASE RATES MEAN FOR NEW JERSEY?

Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in New Jersey is $1.1 trillion. In 2015, 5.2 million people in New Jersey had at least 1 chronic disease, 2 million had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost New Jersey $53.7 billion in medical costs and an extra $21.9 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). 

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