Statistics of chronic conditions tracked and reported by CMS utilized in the chronic care management improvement.

1. 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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