In a new study released today by the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, the estimated economic cost of 379 rare diseases in the United States totaled $966 billion in 2019, a figure that surpasses the economic burden estimated for many of the costliest chronic diseases described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
February 25, 2021
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