With Expansion of Medicaid, Some States Are Identifying More New Diabetes Cases
Oh look at this! Obamacare is actually getting people diagnosed early enough that people are suffering less of those pesky side effects like heart attacks.
One in 10 Americans have diabetes, and nearly a third of cases have not been diagnosed. The disease takes a toll if it is caught too late, eventually causing heart attacks, blindness, kidney failure and leg and foot amputations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the disease accounts for $176 billion in medical costs annually. The poor and minorities are disproportionately affected.