Diabetes Accounts For 9.3% Of The Health Impact For Commercially Insured Americans

Diabetes accounts for 9.3% of the health impact for commercially insured Americans. This is greater than the health impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, breast cancer, and asthma combined. It is third in terms of health impact on quality of life nationally, and third in terms of per-member cost for the commercially insured population after depression/anxiety/other mood disorders (about 12.4% of the health impact) and hypertension (about 10.6% of the health impact).

The “health impact” of a specific condition is defined as the degree to which that condition reduces optimal health, as specified by . . .