Figure 1.
Total average health spend and contributors to cost by number of chronic conditions. Costs are weighted to the US population and are reported in US$. Comparison between costs by number of conditions was statistically significant overall (p < 0.001), for inpatient (p < 0.001), outpatient (p < 0.001), branded drugs (p < 0.001), and generic drugs (p < 0.001).