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New Jersey residents spent more than 42 other states on health care in America, with Type 2 diabetes, hip, knee and back injuries and dental care the conditions the most responsible for driving up costs, a first-ever national study on medical bills found.
New Jerseyans spent $75.6 billion on medical care in 2019, the seventh highest in the nation, according to the study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at Washington University. That amounted to about $8,000 per person.
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