Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Wisconsin is $768 billion. In 2015, 3.4 million people in Wisconsin had at least 1 chronic disease, 1.3 million had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Wisconsin $37.2 billion in medical costs and an extra $13.9 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). WHITE PAPER: The Costly Chronic Disease Epidemic in Wisconsin
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