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The Number of U.S. Adults Treated for
Diabetes More Than Doubled Between 1996 and
2007
Newswise, January 12, 2011 — Approximately
19 million U.S. adults reported receiving
treatment for diabetes in 2007, more than
double the 9 million who said they received
care in 1996, according to the latest News
and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
AHRQ also found that between 1996 and 2007:
• The number of people age 65 and older
treated for diabetes increased from 4.3
million to 8 million; for people age 45 to
64, the increase was 3.6 million to 8.9
million; and for 18 to 44 year-olds, the
increase went from 1.2 million to 2.4
million.
• Treatment costs for diabetes, paid by all
sources, more than doubled, rising from
$18.5 billion in 1996 (in 2007 dollars) to
$41 billion in 2007.
• Outpatient care costs also doubled from
about $5 billion to roughly $10 billion.
• Total prescription drug costs nearly
increased fourfold from $4 billion to $19
billion over the 11-year period. Per
patient, the cost of prescription medicines
more than doubled, rising from $495 in 1996
to $1,048 a year in 2007.
AHRQ, which is part of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, improves the
quality, safety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of health care for all
Americans.
The data in this AHRQ News and Numbers
summary are taken from the Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a detailed
source of information on the health services
used by Americans, the frequency with which
they are used, the cost of those services,
and how they are paid.
For more information, go to Trends in Use
and Expenditures for Diabetes among Adults
18 and Older, U.S. Civilian
Noninstiutionalized Population, 1996 and
2007
