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Figure 1. Rates of Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults, by Income Level. Percent of adults with a chronic condition*. * Includes hypertension/high blood pressure, heart disease/heart attack, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, or high cholesterol.
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Figure 1. Rates of Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults,by Income Level Percent of adults with a chronic condition* * Includes hypertension/high blood pressure, heart disease/heart attack, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, or high cholesterol. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults (2004).
Figure 2. Medicare Spending byBeneficiary’s Number of Chronic Conditions Source: G. Anderson and J. Horvath, Chronic Conditions: Making the Case for Ongoing Care(Baltimore, Md.: Partnership for Solutions, December 2002).
Figure 3. Medicare Expenditures, 1970–2015 Dollars (in billions) Note: Figures for 2010 and 2015 are projected. Source: 2007 Medicare Trustees’ Report.
Figure 4. Medicare Health Support Organizations and Locations • LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. (Okla.) • Health Dialogue Services Corp. (Western Pa.) • American Healthways, Inc. (Washington, D.C. and Md.) • McKesson Health Solutions, LLC (Miss.) • CIGNA Health Support, LLC (Northwest Ga.) • Aetna Health Management, LLC (Chicago, Ill.) • Green Ribbon Health (Central Fla.) • XLHealth Corp.(select counties, Tenn.) Source: “Medicare Health Support.” www.cms.hhs.gov (accessed Nov. 20, 2006).