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48% of US Population Will Have Chronic Disease by 2020

March 18, 2015 Comments Off on 48% of US Population Will Have Chronic Disease by 2020

  Chronic disease accounts for 7 of every 10 deaths in the United States and more than 75% of total health care costs. Among people 65 years old and older, over 92% suffer from one or more chronic diseases. By 2020, it is estimated that 48% of the total population will have chronic disease. In […]

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Affordable Care Act, Clinical Research, Diabetes/Obesity, Drugs, Health Care Costs, health care reform, hypertension, US health care system
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Treat or Eat: Food Insecurity, Cost-related Medication Underuse, and Unmet Needs

April 9, 2014 Comments Off on Treat or Eat: Food Insecurity, Cost-related Medication Underuse, and Unmet Needs

Cost-related medication underuse and food insecurity are common among chronically ill adults, with 1/3 of patients reporting one or both. Abstract Background Adults with chronic disease are often unable to meet medication and food needs, but no study has examined the relationship between cost-related medication underuse and food insecurity in a nationally representative sample. We […]

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adherence, chronic disease, Clinical Research, Drugs
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