Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Minnesota is $659 billion. In 2015, 3 million people in Minnesota had at least 1 chronic disease, 1 million had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Minnesota $32.2 billion in medical costs and an extra $11.7 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). 

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