Healthcare Finance News May 21, 2024
These costs could total about $478 billion through the rest of the year and balloon up to $1.3 trillion by 2040.
Mental health inequities may not only harm individuals but also hinder economic prosperity.
A new Deloitte analysis projects mental health inequities could total about $478 billion in avoidable costs throughout the rest of this year.
Left unchecked, the numbers suggest this could balloon up to $1.3 trillion by 2040. That’s equivalent to about $42,000 per person living in the U.S.
Premature death was one of the major drivers of these expenses. Analysts said avoidable costs linked to premature deaths topped $292 billion in 2022 and project that if the current cost trajectory remains unchanged, the annual cost of premature...
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