10%
reduction
Residents of low-income neighborhoods are less likely to receive proper health care for cardiovascular disease. A $10,000 increase in the median income would reduce deaths associated with cardiovascular disease by 10%.
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The combined costs of heart health inequities and premature death in the United States is $1.24 trillion. The country would save $1 trillion if the indirect costs associated with heart illnesses and premature death were eliminated.
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$1
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The United States would save $229.4 billion in direct care expenditures if minority health disparities ceased to exist.
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$229.4
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The United States would save $229.4 billion in direct care expenditures if minority health disparities ceased to exist.
The combined costs of heart health inequities and premature death in the United States is $1.24 trillion. The country would save $1 trillion if the indirect costs associated with heart illnesses and premature death were eliminated.
Residents of low-income neighborhoods are less likely to receive proper health care for cardiovascular disease. A $10,000 increase in the median income would reduce deaths associated with cardiovascular disease by 10%.
10%
reduction
$1
trillion
$229.4
billion