Health Care Reform Health Care Reform Diabetes is a chronic and complex metabolic disease which results in the inability of the body to metabolize carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is the leading cause of new adult blindness as well as a major cause of kidney disease, heart disease, stroke and amputations-complications which often lead to a premature death.
Diabetes has significant economic costs as well.
This figure is based on a 1992 study conducted by Lewin-VHI, Inc. and reflects adjustments to the rate of inflation. Medical Research JDF believes that to enhance health care quality, reduce pain and suffering and control spiralling health care costs, a broader commitment to medical research is essential. Many studies have shown that biomedical research investments today yield significant health care cost savings tomorrow. Therefore, an increased federal commitment to medical research funding must be an integral component of any serious effort to reform our health care system. These trends are likely to further squeeze future medical research investment and threaten much of the progress made in recent years in improving the quality and capability of our health care system.