title: Mental Disorders Top The List Of The Most Costly Conditions In The United States: $201 Billion.
abstract: Estimates of annual health spending for a comprehensive set of medical conditions are presented for the entire US population and with totals benchmarked to the National Health Expenditure Accounts. In 2013 mental disorders topped the list of most costly conditions, with spending at $201 billion.
authors.affiliation: Charles Roehrig (charles.roehrig@altarum.org) is founding director of the Center for Sustainable Health Spending at Altarum Institute, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roehrig
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States
keywords: Cost of Health Care; Health Economics; Health Spending