The Faces of Medicaid II: Recognizing the Care Needs of People With Multiple Chronic Conditions

October 2007 The researchers sought to determine the prevalence of chronic conditions within the Medicaid population and note patterns or clusterings of conditions that could help to develop more appropriate care guidelines, models, performance measurement systems, and reimbursement methodologies. The researchers used data from Medicaid Analytic eXtract for 2002. Enrollees were analyzed separately according to the four major categories of eligibility: non-disabled children, non-disabled adults, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Prevalence of chronic conditions was determined using diagnoses from the Chronic Illness and Disability Payment System. About one-third of Medicaid beneficiaries have more than three chronic . . .