All the talk now is how expensive healthcare has become and the costs seem to be rising every day. The National Heart, Lung, and  Blood Institute has released some numbers that are staggering.

Below are the estimated direct and indirect 2010 costs (in billions…that’s with a “B”) in  the United States for the five most expensive diagnostic groups:

• $324.1 billion     Cardiovascular Diseases
• $225.2 billion     Digestive System
• $177.7 billion     Mental Health
• $175.4 billion     Nervous System
• $172.9 billion     Injury and Poisoning

As Healthcare Reform possibly looms in our future it’s important to remember what the real numbers are!  bjmdjd

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