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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.
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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
Osteoarthritis is of great concern to midlife women; the indirect costs, like home care and lost work, can range from about $4,600-$5,700 per person.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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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
Osteoarthritis is of great concern to midlife women; the indirect costs, like home care and lost work, can range from about $4,600-$5,700 per person.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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