Chronic conditions were more

prevalent among aged beneficiaries,

but depression was more

common for disabled

Beneficiaries.

The most common chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries were: High blood pressure (58%), High cholesterol (45%), Heart disease (31%), Arthritis (29%) and Diabetes (28%)

Medicare Tracks and Reports on 17 Chronic Conditions

Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Arthritis Asthma Atrial Fibrillation Austism Spectrum Disorders Cancer(Breast, Colorectal, Lung & Prostate) Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diabetes Heart Failure Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Ischemic Heart Disease Osteoporosis Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Stroke

Chronic Care Management

By the Numbers

Multiple Chronic

Conditions Grouping

0-1 32%

6+ 14%

4-5 23%

2-3 32%

Co-Morbidity

Triads

Combinations of three chronic

conditions among Medicare beneficiaries

with at least three of the conditions.

There are 680.

Dyads

Combinations of two chronic conditions

among Medicare beneficiaries with at

least two of the conditions.

There are

136.

Source: CHRONIC CONDITIONS AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, CHARTBOOK: 2012 EDITION

Women were about 1.7X as likely to have

arthritis or depression while men were 1.3X

more likely to have ischemic heart disease.

2/3 of

Medicare beneficiaries had multiple chronic

conditions

% of Medicare FFS Beneficiaries by Number of Chronic Conditions: 2010

Over 70% of women had 2 or more chronic

conditions compared to 65% of men

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