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Blaire Briody

Diabetes: Hospital Bills Cost U.S. $83 Billion A Year

By Blaire Briody August 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A new report finds the diabetes epidemic is costing the country a bundle – nearly one in four hospital dollars is spent on the disease.

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