The data in the report is based on the healthcare claims of more than 40 million Americans, age 65 and younger, covered by employer-sponsored insurance from 2012 to 2014.
Highlighted below are five key takeaways from the report.
1. Per capita spending on people with diabetes reached $16,021 in 2014, an $897 increase from the year before.
2. The per capita spending on people with diabetes was $10,000 higher in 2014 than the per capita spending for people without diabetes.
3. Every year, people with diabetes spent roughly two and a half times more on out-of-pocket healthcare costs than those without diabetes.
4. Cardiovascular medication use was seven times higher for people with diabetes than people without diabetes.
5. Young adults with diabetes between the age of 19 and 25 were admitted to the hospital for mental health and substance use four times as often as young adults without diabetes.
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