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A new study suggests the State of Iowa could save tens-of-thousands of lives and billions of dollars if policy makers increased investment in efforts to reduce chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and arthritis. Candace DeMatteis is the...
WHAT DO RISING CHRONIC DISEASE RATES MEAN FOR IOWA?
Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Iowa is $401 billion. In 2015, 1.8 million people in Iowa had at least 1 chronic disease, 701 thousand had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Iowa $19.5 billion in medical costs and an extra $7.3 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). WHITE PAPER: The Costly Chronic Disease Epidemic in Iowa
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