On the Flying Bridge June 30, 2024
It is hard to stomach the fact that there are an estimated 60 – 70 million Americans who suffer from gastrointestinal (“GI”) conditions, costing the U.S. healthcare system approximately $140 billion annually, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. BCC Research tallied the costs of just the therapeutics and associated diagnostic procedures to have been $86 billion last year, increasing to more than $123 billion by 2028. There are now more than 100 million GI ambulatory care visits each year and GI conditions are thought to be one of the four most expensive diseases.
A recent WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson) study concluded that 72% of Americans experience GI symptoms multiple times each month, yet...
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