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Chronic Conditions – Multiple Chronic Conditions (Medicare Population)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of the Medicare Fee-for-Service population with multiple (more than one) chronic conditions. Data are based upon Medicare administrative enrollment and claims data for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Fee-for-Service program.

Source

Source Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the federal agency that runs the Medicare Program and monitors Medicaid programs offered by each state. Medicare is a type of federally-funded health insurance available to disabled persons and the population age 65 and older. CMS provides various data on the Medicare population based on claims and enrollment data.

Methodology

The rate of Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is acquired for 2007 – 2019 from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse. Data are reported for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries with two or more of the 21 standard chronic conditions. The data used in the chronic condition reports are based upon CMS administrative enrollment and claims data for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the fee-for-service program. Beneficiaries who died during the year are included up to their date of death if they meet the other inclusion criteria. Prevalence is presented for MCC based upon counting the number of chronic conditions from the set of 21 chronic conditions and grouping into four categories (0-1, 2-3, 4-5, and 6 or more). Enrollment data are acquired for 2007 – 2019 from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Geographic Variation Public Use File. The rate of MCC prevalence is calculated by CMS by taking the beneficiaries with two or more conditions divided by the total number of beneficiaries in the fee-for-service population, expressed as a percentage. For more information and to view the original data, please visit the CMS Multiple Chronic Conditions web page.

This CMS table has developed data that enables researchers and policy-makers to better understand the burden and complexity of chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries and can be used to identify high risk Medicare beneficiaries. Data is presented for U.S. counties and U.S. states, including Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is available for the years 2007-2019.

Data Breakouts Available

  • Medicare Population by Number of Chronic Conditions, Percentage
  • Medicare Population by Number of Chronic Conditions, Total
  • Medicare Population with Multiple Chronic Conditions, Percentage by Age
  • Medicare Population with Multiple Chronic Conditions by Year, 2011 through 2018
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