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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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Data and Statistics
Cost Statistics
National and state cost estimates
- The total costs attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic
conditions (AORC) in the United States in 2003 was approximately
$128 billion. This equaled 1.2% of the 2003 U.S. gross domestic
product.
- $80.8 billion were direct costs (i.e., medical expenditures)
- $47.0 billion were indirect costs (i.e., lost earnings)
- Total costs attributable to AORC, by state, ranged from $226
million in the District of Columbia to $12.1 billion in California.
- National medical costs attributable to AORC grew by 24% between
1997 and 2003. This rise in medical costs resulted from an increase
in the number of people with AORC.
- In 2003, costs attributable to AORC represented between 0.3 to
2.6% of each state’s GDP. For example: in 2003, the costs
attributable to AORC in West Virginia were $1.2 billion and this
represented 2.6% of West Virginia’s GDP.
Study reports
National and state direct and indirect costs are presented in the
January 12, 2007 MMWR entitled:
National and State Medical
Expenditures and Lost Earnings Attributable to Arthritis and Other
Rheumatic Conditions — United States, 2003.
A detailed report on the national cost study, including the study
methods and comparisons of 1997 and 2003 costs, was published in:
Yelin E, Murphy L, Cisternas M, Foreman A, Pasta D, Helmick C.
Medical Care Expenditures and Earnings Losses Among Persons with
Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Conditions in 2003, and Comparisons to
1997. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2007;56(5):1397-1407.
State-Specific Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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The table below shows the total costs* (in millions of dollars)
attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions for each state
in 2003.
Total Costs* (in millions) attributable to Arthritis and
Other Rheumatic Conditions, By State, United States, 2003
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$225 million to $574 million |
$650 million to $1.6 billion |
$1.9 billion to $2.9 billion |
$3.2 billion to $12.1 billion
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District of Columbia |
226 |
Nebraska |
757 |
Colorado |
1,920 |
Indiana |
3,181 |
Wyoming |
243 |
New Mexico |
770 |
Louisiana |
2,036 |
Tennessee |
3,271 |
Alaska |
275 |
Utah |
820 |
South Carolina |
2,133 |
Virginia |
3,466 |
North Dakota |
285 |
Nevada |
1,022 |
Minnesota |
2,172 |
New Jersey |
3,544 |
Vermont |
290 |
Kansas |
1,106 |
Arizona |
2,343 |
Georgia |
3,911 |
South Dakota |
351 |
West Virginia |
1,188 |
Kentucky |
2,426 |
North Carolina |
4,112 |
Delaware |
363 |
Iowa |
1,250 |
Wisconsin |
2,445 |
Michigan |
5,557 |
Hawaii |
375 |
Arkansas |
1,441 |
Maryland |
2,479 |
Ohio |
5,745 |
Montana |
396 |
Connecticut |
1,443 |
Alabama |
2,597 |
Pennsylvania |
6,578 |
Rhode Island |
511 |
Mississippi |
1,495 |
Illinois |
2,670 |
Florida |
7,624 |
Idaho |
564 |
Oregon |
1,609 |
Massachusetts |
2,734 |
Texas |
8,706 |
New Hampshire |
574 |
Oklahoma |
1,628 |
Washington |
2,787 |
New York |
8,726 |
Maine |
648 |
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Missouri |
2,874 |
California |
12,137 |
* Total costs = medical expenditures + lost earnings
Page last reviewed: October 8, 2008
Page last modified: October 8, 2008
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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