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Building evidence-based interventions to avert disease and reduce health care spending

In early November, along with more than 20 concerned Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) partners, Dr. Ken Thorpe sent a letter and an in-depth analysis to the leaders of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The analysis describes in detail sources of potential savings – more than $240 billion to Medicare alone – that could result from implementing evidence-based delivery system reforms.

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Cancer

World Cancer Day 2011

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world.  The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention.

World Cancer Day 2011

Diabetes

Dr. Kenneth Thorpe emphasizes the value and opportunity of diabetes prevention and management in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2012) - The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today applauded Health Affairs for taking diabetes head on and for advancing the importance of addressing this costly chronic disease before its consequences erode the overall health of Americans and further challenge our U.S. health care system and budget deficit.

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Obesity

Weight Loss Program Could Save Medicare Billions: Study

From International Business Times
By Ashley Portero

Medicare could save billions of dollars over the next decade if it funded weight-loss programs for overweight adults between the ages of 60 and 64, according to a new analysis.

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Heart Disease

American Heart Association Report: Costs of heart disease in the United States will triple between...

According to a recent report commissioned by the American Heart Association, costs associated with heart disease in the U.S. will reach $818.1 billion a year by 2030. Most of these costs are associated with the treatment of high blood pressure, which the report states are predicted to increase to $389 billion by 2030.

American Heart Association Report: Costs of heart disease in the United States will triple between now and 2030
CDC report: High blood pressure and cholesterol out of control in US