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According to the National Center for Chronic  Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.

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Chronic diseases plaguing the U.S: (list not exhaustive)

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Chronic diseases plaguing the U.S: (list not exhaustive)

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"Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States" (CDC 2019).

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Turning the Tide in Health Care Starts with Chronic Disease

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-According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic disease accounts for approximately 75 percent of the nation's aggregate health care spending - or an estimated $5,300 per person in the U.S. each year
-In 2016, the total costs in the U.S. for direct health care treatment for chronic health conditions totaled $1.1 trillion—equivalent to nearly six percent of the nation’s GDP.

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Cost can spiral out of control for patients with different chronic conditions  

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Cost can spiral out of control for patients with different chronic conditions  

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Meet Eric:

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Out of Pocket Costs in the Exchanges: One Patient's Story

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Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year

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Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year

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The cost of cancer care continues to rise and is expected to reach almost $174 billion by 2020

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Diabetes can cause heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness, and costs the US health care system and employers $237 billion every year.

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Diabetes can cause heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness, and costs the US health care system and employers $237 billion every year.

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Racial/ethnic minorities are 1.5 to 2.0 times more likely than whites to have most of the major chronic diseases

African Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups

Black children have a 260 percent higher emergency department visit rate, a 250 percent higher hospitalization rate, and a 500 percent higher death rate from asthma compared to white children.

African-American adults with cancer are woefully underrepresented in cancer trials and are much less likely to survive prostate cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer than their white counterparts.

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Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year

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Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year