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In 1995: 99 million persons; $470 billion on care costIn 2000: 105 million persons; $503 billion on care costProjected Figures:In 2005: 112 million persons; $539 billion on care costIn 2010: 120 million persons; $582 billion on care costIn 2020: 134 million persons; $685 billion on care costIn 2030: 148 million persons; $798 billion on care costIn 2040: 158 million persons; $864 billion on care costIn 2050: 167 million persons; $906 billion on care costSource: Chronic Care In America: A 21st Century Challenge. Prepared by the Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Fransisco, for The Robery Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ, 1996

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