Expa

nded

US

GDP

Net

Ann

ual B

enefi

t

$106.2B

$23.6B

The medical technologies studied generated economic returns that were substantially greater than their costs, meaning that advanced medical devices and diagnostics not only bring immense benefit to individual patients, but a brighter economic future for the country as a whole.

Continued investment in medical devices and diagnostics, and policies that support enhanced investment, will generate even larger net savings over time. Conversely, reduced incentives will result in large net costs.

$150,365annual savings /person affected

$1.8Bincreased tax revenue

COLORECTAL CANCERSigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy

DIABETESInsulin Pump use

$5,886annual savings /person affected

$34.9M increased tax revenue

$24,518annual savings /person affected

$3.8B increased tax revenue

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASEMRI & Joint Replacement Surgery

$1,930annual savings /person affected

$1.5B increased tax revenue

HEART DISEASE Diagnostic/Angioplasty/Pacemaker use

INCREASED INCENTIVES FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT WILL GENERATE EVEN LARGER NET SAVINGS OVER TIME.

REDUCED INCENTIVES FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY WILL RESULT IN LARGER NET COSTS.

FUTURE HEALTH SYSTEM & ECONOMIC SAVINGS

GAIN2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035

0.00

0.00

26.43

65.73

103.10

144.24

192.51

$ billions

200

160

120

80

40

0

WHAT THIS STUDY MEANS

LOSS

$3.4T

2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035

-650.47

-393.41

-230.53

-123.28

-44.39

$ billions0

-100

-200

-300

-400

-500

-600

-700

$1.4T

THE USE OF KEY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN FOUR DISEASE AREAS EXPANDED U.S. GDP BY $106.2B IN 2010 AND PROVIDED A NET ANNUAL BENEFIT OF $23.6 B TO THE ECONOMY

HEALTHY SAVINGS: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY & THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DISEASE

Study by Milken Institute. Authors: Anusuya Chatterjee, Jaque King, Sindhu Kubendran, and Ross DeVol. To view the full study, visit: http://lifechanginginnovation.org/get-facts