FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE FLU

With hospital visits and additional health care costs rising, the flu poses an economic burden responsible for significant lost productivity in the United States each year. Recent estimates put the costs of the flu in the U.S. at a whopping $71-$167 billion annually.

In the U.S., the flu is also responsible for:

• Economic ramifications of millions of working days lost
• Medicare reimbursements costing from $750 million to $1 billion
• Millions of dollars of pharmaceutical products consumed
• A burden on family practices and clinics

This economic burden is considerable in terms of health care costs, lost work days, lost school days and social ramifications. In short, the flu is not only hurting Americans physically but also economically.