•Chronic disease is the nation’s greatest public health care problem.  In the year 2000, the U.S. population was 276 million, and nearly 50 percent of that population, 125 million, had some type of chronic condition.  Almost 60 million Americans live with multiple chronic conditions, with 3 million of those individuals five chronic conditions.-Chronic Illness Impact and Intervention by I.M.   Lubkin & P.D. Larsen 

•The health care costs associated with chronic conditions are staggering and account for greater than 60 percent of the nation’s total health care costs. -Chronic Illness Impact and Intervention by I.M.  Lubkin & P.D. Larsen 

•Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the United States & for one-third of the years of potential life lost before the age of 65.  – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

•Nearly 50% of people with chronic disease are NOT receiving appropriate care.- American Data Health Institute

•For most employers, members with chronic diseases represent 70-80% of healthcare expenditures.-American Health Data Institute

•Diabetes is a disease of epidemic proportions, afflicting 20.6 million people aged 20 or older in the United States. Its costs were $132 billion in 2002, including $92 billion in medical costs and $40 billion in lost wages. American employers, who in 2002 helped pay for a portion of the 82,000 Americans who had their legs or feet amputated because they did not control their diabetes properly, are bearing the brunt of the cost. http://www.workforce.com

•The direct medical costs associated with physical inactivity totaled nearly $76.6 billion in 2000.  – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention