Health Care Expenditures and Cost of Illness
 

• Alliance for Aging Research. The Silver Book, Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation. August 11, 2010. Annotation: The Silver Book is an almanac of data from more than 200 agencies, organizations, and experts. A searchable database, it highlights the research on the burden of chronic disease and the value of investing in medical research.
  
  
• American Cancer Society and Livestrong. 2010. The Global Impact of Cancer. Annotation: A report estimating the economic loss from cancer and 14 other leading causes of death. In 2008, the worldwide economic impact of premature cancer deaths and disabilities was $895 billion.
   
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United States Health Expenditures. January 18, 2010. Annotation: Contains both fast statistics and comprehensive data on health expenditures and links to comprehensive data on health expenditures.

• RTI-UNC Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics. ”Cost-of-Illness Summaries for Selected Conditions,” RTI International. January 2006. Annotation: Tables presenting cost of illness for many diseases with references to both direct and indirect costs.

• Cancer Prevalence and Cost of Care Projections. National Center Institute. Annotation: More information about the methods, data sources and assumptions from this website can be found in Projections of the Cost of Cancer Care in the United States: 2010-2020. The link is below.
   
• Projections of the Cost of Cancer Care in the United States: 2010-2020. Annotation: A report estimating the national cost of cancer care is expected to increase because of population changes alone. The reports' findings have implications for policy makers in planning and allocation of resources.