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Thursday, September 17, 2009 Last week's edition of OPEN MINDS On-Line News reported on the higher health care costs of any chronic medical condition for people who also had depression. A person who was both obese and depressed, spent $1,570 more in health care costs than people who are only obese. That increased spending figure rose to $15,240 for people with both congestive heart failure and depression. (For more information, see “Chronic Health Conditions Plus Depression Equals Higher Medical Costs” PREMIUM). Median outpatient costs and median pharmaceutical costs were higher for people with depression and chronic . . .