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Start with an accurate estimate Construction companies operate under extremely tight margins and must anticipate direct and indirect costs for every project.
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Danielle Higley, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Add all these pieces together and diabetes alone accounts for more than $300 billion in direct medical costs each year, plus another $100 billion in indirect costs from disability and lost productivity.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The report explains that this is an indirect cost that ratepayers will pay.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
However, outside of the battle over indirect costs, many research projects simply lost funding or experienced major delays.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
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Danielle Higley, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Add all these pieces together and diabetes alone accounts for more than $300 billion in direct medical costs each year, plus another $100 billion in indirect costs from disability and lost productivity.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The report explains that this is an indirect cost that ratepayers will pay.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
However, outside of the battle over indirect costs, many research projects simply lost funding or experienced major delays.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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