The Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance (S&PAA) has released a report identifying the staggering direct and indirect costs of caring for people living with schizophrenia in the US as part of their ongoing Insight Initiative. The research underscores our country’s devastating failure to provide appropriate medical care for people living with schizophrenia, highlighting the urgent need for policy changes to promote comprehensive solutions. Local, state, and federal governments should commit to collecting common data elements so the impact of these efforts can be effectively measured. Without accurate data, the lack of understanding and associated underestimation of the burden of schizophrenia will perpetuate resource misallocation and lack of coordination for appropriate care and supportive services that individuals living with schizophrenia have a right to access.