February 24, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC – A first-of-its-kind study indicates that mental disorders and heart conditions are the two most expensive medical conditions in the United States in terms of personal health spending.

The information comes from ground-breaking research lead by Dr. Charles Roehrig of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Altarum Institute. Published in Health Affairs, the study – “National Health Spending by Medical Condition, 1996-2005″ – for the first time ever provides annual estimates of national personal

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