MC The community is conducting a seminar to encourage health promotion

MC The community is conducting a seminar to encourage health promotion. A portion of the seminar will discuss the cost of chronic health conditions. The most relevant information that should be included in the seminar is that

A. Heart disease accounted for 5% of United States hospitalizations in 2003.
B. Direct and indirect costs for diabetes amounted to $50 million in 2002.
C. Overall costs of epilepsy are as much as $5 billion each year.
D. Chronic diseases account for 75% of health care expenditures in the United States.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

D. Chronic diseases account for 75% of health care expenditures in the United States.