The Relation Of The Chronic Disease Epidemic To The Health Care Crisis

In March 2020, the National Center for BioTechnology Information published a story from the American College of Rheumatology on the Chronic disease epidemic in the U.S. Currently, some 50% of the U.S. population has a chronic disease, creating an epidemic, and 86% of health care costs are attributable to chronic disease. Medical professionals and leadership are faced with building a practice of medicine and a health care system that better meet the needs of individuals with chronic illness and reduce the health care crisis . . .