Did You Know? Where 20% of US healthcare dollars go

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Diabetes prevention can reduce long-term medical costs; the US spends 20% of its healthcare dollars to treat people with diabetes.
More of us are getting diabetes, but we’re also living with it longer, so we’ll need more health services and effective interventions.
You can use the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator, along with other cost analysis tools, to estimate the costs of diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Download the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator Version 2

To install the software

Click on the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator Version 2 installation files link below and save the .zip file to your computer.

Chronic Disease Cost Calculator installation files [Zip–653KB]
Open Windows Explorer or My Computer to find the folder to which the .zip file was downloaded.
Open the .zip file and extract the two files within to the same location.
Open setup.exe by double-clicking on that file’s name.
The Installation Wizard will guide you through the rest of the process to install the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator Version 2 on your computer.

Windows 98 or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later required, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later preferred ( the .NET Framework is pre-installed for the latest Windows operating systems)
32 MB Random Access Memory required, at least 96 MB preferred
90 MHz or faster processor required if using Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 400 MHz or faster if running Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
150 MB minimum free hard-disk space required for installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 280 MB for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Min 5 MB free hard-disk space for the installation of the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator program

For help with downloading or installing the software, send questions to cdcostcalculator@cdc.gov