What percent of US health care spending goes to people with diagnosed diabetes?
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25%
About 25% of all US health care spending goes to caring for people with diagnosed diabetes, who make up about 9% of the population. Diabetes affects the entire cardiovascular system, and therefore requires complex or long-term care for secondary conditions like heart and kidney disease.
25 cents of every US health care dollar is spent on people with diabetes.
Source: American Diabetes Association (Diabetes Care) · checked Jan 2024