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Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States--accounting for 70% of all deaths.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. "Chronic Disease Overview". [ Permalink ]

5 chronic diseases--heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and diabetes--account for more than 2/3 of all deaths.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and state perspectives. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2004. [ Permalink ]

The average 75-year-old suffers from 3 chronic conditions and takes 5 prescription medications.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Merck Institute of Aging and Health. The State of Aging and Health in America 2004. Washington, D.C.: Merck Institute of Aging and Health. 2004. [ Permalink ]

Medicare beneficiaries with 5 or more chronic conditions see an average of 14 different physicians a year.
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Alliance for Health Reform. Covering Health Issues: A sourcebook for journalists 2004. Washington, D.C.: Alliance for Health Reform. 2004. [ Permalink ]

Medicare beneficiaries with 4 or more chronic conditions are 99 times more likely to be admitted to the hospital for ambulatory sensitive conditions, than Medicare beneficiaries without chronic conditions.
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Wolff, Jennifer L., Barbara Starfield, and Gerard Anderson. "Prevalence, Expenditures, and Complications of Multiple Chronic Conditions in the Elderly". Archives of Internal Medicine. Vol. 162, No. 20, pp. 2269-76. [ Permalink ]

Percentage of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over with functional limitations, by residential setting, 2005
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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Washington, DC: U.S. Government printing office. 2008. [ Permalink ]

1.7 million Americans die from a chronic disease each year--7 out of 10 deaths in the United States.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. "Chronic Disease Overview". [ Permalink ]

Over 2/5 of Americans age 65 and older who had health care expenses paid at least $1,000 out-of-pocket in 2003.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2006: With chartbook on trends in the health of Americans. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. [ Permalink ]

One in Four Americans Has Multiple Chronic Conditions
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Anderson, Gerard. Chronic Conditions: Making the case for ongoing care. Johns Hopkins University. November 2007. [ Permalink ]

People with Chronic Illnesses and Activity Limitations Have More Physician Visits
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Partnership for Solutions. Chronic Conditions: Making the case for ongoing care-September 2004 update. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. 2004. [ Permalink ]

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