StemCell Therapy

National and state cost estimates

Study reports on arthritis costs:

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.

Top of Page

Yelin E, Cisternas M, Foreman A, Pasta D, Murphy L, Helmick C. National and state medical expenditures and lost earnings attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions United States, 2003. MMWR 2007;56(1):47. html pdf [306K]

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 = medical expenditures + lost earnings

Yelin E, Cisternas M, Foreman A, Pasta D, Murphy L, Helmick C. National and state medical expenditures and lost earnings attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions United States, 2003. MMWR 2007;56(1):47. html pdf [306K]

Top of Page

From 1997 to 2005, total national expenditures among all US adults with arthritis increased from by 100 billion dollars. Medical expenditures were $252.0 billion in 1997 and $353.0 billion in 2005. (Cisternas et al 2009)

Why did total national medical expenditures among all adults with arthritis increase from 1997 to 2005?

Total national medical expenditures among US adults with arthritis, 1997 to 2005

Data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 1997-2005

Expenditures for each individual are the sum of the following: inpatient, outpatient, office visit, home health, emergency, prescription medications, and other.

The graph above shows that

Cisternas MG, Murphy LB, Yelin EH, Foreman AJ, Pasta DJ, Helmick CG. Trends in Medical Care Expenditures of US Adults with Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Conditions 1997 to 2005 J Rheumatol 2009;36(11):2531-2538. abstract

Top of Page

Follow this link:
CDC - Arthritis - Data and Statistics - Cost

This entry was posted on October 4, 2015 at 10:46 am and is filed under Arthritis. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. |