Fact Based List:

Estimated Costs Associated with Cardiovascular Disease in the U.S. in 2009

  1. Hospital: $150.1 billion
  2. Medical Durables: $52.3 billion
  3. Nursing Home: $48.2 billion
  4. Physicians: $46.4 billion
  5. Home Health Care: $16.8 billion

Source: Journal of the American Heart Association, "Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association."
Source URL: http://circ.ahajournals.org/