Silver Book Fact
The total annual economic burden of 7 major chronic diseases. including cost of expenditures, will be $4.2 trillion in 2023.
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