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  Healthy living could save U.S. $1 trillion, study finds
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Last EditedArmyDem  Oct 02, 2007 09:35pm
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News DateThursday, October 4, 2007 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionPrevention and early detection could drastically reduce the incidence of chronic disease, researchers say.

By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 3, 2007

The rapid rise in preventable chronic diseases -- such as obesity and heart disease -- over the last 20 years is hurting U.S. economic productivity, escalating treatment costs and causing unnecessary suffering, a new report says.

That's the bad news.

The good news, according to the report by the Santa Monica-based Milken Institute, is the trend can be turned around with healthy doses of prevention and early detection.

The report comes amid a national debate over healthcare, what it should include, and who should pay for it -- including government, private insurers, individuals and employers.

The Milken report is part of growing pressure at the same time to allocate more health dollars for prevention and early detection -- rather than just treatment.
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