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Lupus is a Significant Cost to Employers, According to Thomson Reuters Study
January 29th, 2009
A study published in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that the mean annual price tag for lupus - including medical expenditures, absence from the job, and short-term disability costs - was nearly $20,000 per patient. The mean cost climbed to more than $60,000 per patient when lupus was accompanied by the kidney disease nephritis, as it often is. That's more than the average annual cost of other chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters (http://www.thomsonreuters.com/business_units/healthcare/)...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)
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