Ischemic Stroke Has $2.2 Trillion Total Price Tag Through 2050

Ischemic Stroke Has $2.2 Trillion Total Price Tag Through 2050 - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today: "ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16 -- When the cumulative bill for ischemic stroke comes due in 2050 it is likely to total $2.2 trillion, and that's a conservative estimate, calculated researchers here.
The total cost of ischemic stroke from 2005 to 2050, in 2005 dollars, is projected to be $1.52 trillion for non-Hispanic whites, $313 billion for Hispanics, and $379 billion for African Americans, added up Devin Brown, M.D., M.S., of the University of Michigan, and colleagues.
The high cost of stroke care is an example of a perfect demographic storm -- an aging population, combined with an increase in ethnic groups at risk for stroke, and an health care system that emphasizes acute rather than preventive care. " /.../