Health Expenditures For Adults By Number Of Treated Chronic Conditions, Race/Ethnicity & Age, 2012. MEPS Statistical Brief #485

This report was released in December 2015. It was written by Frances M. Chevarley, Ph.D., of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The analysis is based on data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). About 25.9% of adults in the United States, non-institutionalized civilian population had two or more treated chronic conditions in 2012. These consumers accounted for 57% of all health care expenditures that year. The prevalence of multiple chronic conditions was highest among adults age 65 and older; about 65.6% had two or more treated chronic conditions . . .