Top Line Cost

Key Points

  • In 2013, the AHA estimated that more than 8 million Americans will have HF by 2030, with direct HF medical costs of $53 billion, indirect HF costs of $70 billion, and total cardiovascular care direct costs of$160 billion (2010 dollars).
  • As of 2016, an estimated 6.2 million Americans have HF based on self-reported survey data, which is known to underestimate the true prevalence (sensitivity 28%–38%). Based on this HF prevalence, it was recently estimated that in 2018, incremental national expenditure for HF totaled $22.3 billion and total annual expenditures for patients with HF was $179.5 billion (2018 dollars).
  • Per patient, the incremental adjusted annual medical costs for HF are $3594 and total costs are $32,955, with the greatest costs attributable to hospitalizations.