Silver Book Fact
The most common chronic diseases are costing the U.S. more than $1 trillion per year– which is expected to increase to $6 trillion by the middle of the century.
DeVol R, Bedroussian A, Charuworn A, Chatterjee A, et al. An Unhealthy America: The economic burden of chronic disease. The Milken Institute; 2007. https://assets1b.milkeninstitute.org/assets/Publication/ResearchReport/PDF/chronic_disease_report.pdf