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Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Florida is $3 trillion. In 2015, 13.1 million people in Florida had at least 1 chronic disease, 5.6 million had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Florida $147 billion in medical costs and an extra $55.5 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). WHITE PAPER: The Costly Chronic Disease Epidemic in Florida
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By Dr. Ronald Renuart Sr.
4/18/17
Chronic diseases are taking a serious toll on our nation and our state.
There are millions of Floridians — in fact, more than half of our citizens — who have at least one serious chronic...
June 20, 2016
The Florida Time-Union
By: Julio Fuentes
Even in a state with an economy as large as Florida’s, $3 trillion is no small chunk of change.
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