Increased incentives for medical technology investment used to treat musculoskeletal disease will generate even larger net savings over time.

Reduced incentives for medical technology used to treat musculoskeletal disease will result in larger net costs.

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IMPACT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE

HEALTH SYSTEM & ECONOMIC SAVINGS

30%U.S. Population in 2006

$950billion a year

AFFECTS=

COSTS=

annual savings /person affected$24,518 $3.8B

increased tax revenue

Use of bone scans (MRI) and joint replacement surgery for diagnosis and treatment of people with musculoskeletal disease generates net cost savings.

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* Includes treatment expenditures and indirect impacts.

*Screening of healthy population not included.

AVERAGE ANNUAL ECONOMIC BURDEN2008-2010 ($)

With technology $12,315.0

Without technology $36,832.9

Average savings $24,517.9

1.Prevalence, Societal & Economic Cost, The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States, available at http://www.boneandjointburden.org/

GAIN

LOSS$308.8

billion

$281.1billion

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THE FUTURE

HEALTHY SAVINGS: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY & THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DISEASE

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, 2005-2010*Per Person Affected

Study by Milken Institute. Authors: Anusuya Chatterjee, Jaque King, Sindhu Kubendran, and Ross DeVol. To view the full study, visit: http://lifechanginginnovation.org/get-facts