Study: Low Back and Neck Pain Tops U.S. Health Spending

Low back and neck pain tops U.S. health spending – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

Original Study: US Health Care Spending by Payer and Health Condition, 1996-2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The US #healthcare spending, by condition and payer, for the past 20 years, by @IHME_UW @JAMA_current
A noteworthy figure that sums up the 2016 story.
Musculoskeletal and #diabetes are the top 2 burdenshttps://t.co/6yWAbrKtxl pic.twitter.com/jfyTegCHuf

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 3, 2020