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The Partnership uses issue briefs to highlight its important research findings in a clear, concise manner, and communicate these research findings to policymakers, advocates, and organizations that pay for or provide services to those with chronic conditions.
Issue briefs can be accessed by downloading the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files below.
Allergies: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Allergies is the second most common chronic condition in the United States, affecting nearly 21 million Americans. The average person with allergies has 2.3 comorbid chronic conditions. Hypertension is the most common comorbid condition affecting people with allergies; 16% of people with allergies also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with allergies is $3,341.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of comorbidities among people with Alzheimer’s disease and the impact of those other conditions on health care utilization and outcomes.
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Arthritis: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Arthritis is a common chronic condition affecting 17 million Americans. The average person with arthritis has 3.4 comorbid chronic conditions. The most common comorbid condition for people with arthritis is hypertension; 44% of people with arthritis also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with arthritis is $5,781.
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Asthma: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Asthma is a common chronic condition affecting 12 million Americans. The average person with asthma has 2.3 other chronic conditions. The most common comorbid condition for people with asthma is allergies; 22% of people with asthma also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with asthma is $3,369.
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Asthma: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents results of a 2001 survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that explored the number of Americans diagnosed with asthma during their lifetime.
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Cancer: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of comorbidities among people with cancer and the impact of those other conditions on health care utilization and outcomes.
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Cardiovascular Disease: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of comorbidities among people with cardiovascular disease and the impact of those other conditions on health care utilization and outcomes.
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Chronic Conditions and Disability: Analysis of 2000 Census
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Chronic Conditions in a Working Age Population
Provides a comparison of MEPS data to claims data for a large fee for service employer.
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Chronic Conditions: Public Perceptions about Health Care Access and Services
Presents comparative survey information about how people with serious chronic conditions and the general population experience the health care system.
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Depression: Common Comorbidities
Depression is a common chronic condition affecting 15 million Americans. The average number of comorbid chronic conditions for a person with depression is 3.0. 24% of people with depression also have hypertension, making it the most common comorbid condition for people with depression. The average annual health expenditure for people with depression is $5,153.
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Diabetes: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Diabetes is a common chronic condition affecting 12 million Americans, mostly over the age of 35. The average number of comorbid chronic conditions for people with diabetes is 3.5. Hypertension is the most common comorbid condition for people with diabetes; 52% of people with diabetes also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with diabetes is $6,683.
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Diabetes: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of comorbidities among people with diabetes and the impact of those other conditions on health care utilization and outcomes.
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Disease Management and Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of chronic conditions in Medicare and what can be done to provide better care to this population.
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Heart Disease: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Heart Disease is a common chronic condition affecting 14 million Americans. The average person with heart disease has 3.7 other chronic conditions. The most common comorbid condition for people with heart disease is hypertension; 46% of people with heart disease also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with heart disease is $10,442.
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High Cholesterol: Common Comorbidities
High cholesterol is a common chronic condition affecting 15 million Americans. The average person with high cholesterol has 3.3 other chronic conditions. The most common comorbid condition for people with high cholesterol is hypertension; 49% of people with high cholesterol also have hypertension. The average annual health expenditure for people with high cholesterol is $5,645.
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Hypertension: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Hypertension is the most common chronic condition in the United States, affecting over 33 million Americans. The average person with hypertension has 3.0 other chronic conditions. Arthritis is the most common comorbid chronic condition for people with hypertension; 23% of people with hypertension also have arthritis. The average annual health expenditure for people with hypertension is $5,255.
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Lung Cancer: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
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Medicaid Buy-in Options: Helping the Severely Disabled and Chronically Ill Keep Health Coverage and Employment
Presents study findings concerning implementation of the Medicaid buy-in programs for people with chronic conditions and severe disabilities.
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Medicare: Cost and Prevalence of Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of chronic conditions in the Medicare population and details spending and outcome information for those with multiple chronic conditions.
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Mental Illness: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Presents information about the prevalence of comorbidities among people with illness and the impact of those other conditions on health care utilization and outcomes.
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Multiple Chronic Conditions: Complications in Care and Treatment
Presents information about the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the general population and the Medicare program with analysis of spending and outcomes.
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Out-of-Pocket Spending: People with Chronic Conditions Spend Up to Five Times More for Health Care
Presents information about the personal health care spending of people with chronic conditions by type of insurance coverage and number of chronic conditions.
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Physician Concerns: Caring for People with Chronic Conditions
Presents results from a 2001 physician survey that explored physician experience treating individuals with chronic conditions.
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Physician Utilization Among People with Chronic Conditions
Compares the use of primary care physician services to use of specialists among enrollees of a large, national, employer-sponsored fee for service health plan, including workers, dependents and retirees.
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Public Concerns: Caring for People with Chronic Conditions
Presents the results of a 2000 public opinion survey that explored public perceptions of chronic conditions and the experience of people with chronic conditions in the health care system.
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Trends in Chronic Condition Comorbidities in a Group Health Plan
Presents findings of data analysis using three years of claims from a large, national employer-sponsored health plan.
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Data Profiles Highlight Chronic Conditions
The Center on an Aging Society at Georgetown University has highlighted major chronic and disabling conditions through a series of Data Profiles. The Center is a Washington-based, non-partisan, public policy institute that fosters critical thinking about the implications of an aging society. The Center's Data Profiles are supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
To locate these profiles, please go to www.aging-society.org.
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