ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Disability, Health, and Multiple Chronic Conditions Among People Eligible for Both Medicare and Medicaid, 2005–2010

Category/Age	No. of Adults	No. of Chronic Conditions
		0	1	2	3	4	≥5
No PD or CL
18–64	228,488	41	28	18	7	4	2
≥65	614,218	20	28	26	17	6	3
PD only
18–64	590,967	11	21	23	19	14	12
≥65	1,359,379	3	11	26	29	19	12
PD and CL
18–64	243,236	14	19	23	17	17	10
≥65	362,651	3	11	20	31	24	11
Total	3,398,940	15	19	24	21	13	8

 
Figure. Multiple chronic conditions among Medicare- and Medicaid-eligible noninstitutionalized adults, by disability category and age, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2005–2010 (N = 3,398,940 [weighted]). Abbreviations: PD, physical disability; CL, cognitive limitation. The PD category includes those with functional limitations or those who use assistive devices. It includes anyone who reported having long-term walking limitations, long-term need for assistive device, or long-term need for assistance with activities of daily living but did not report cognitive limitation. CL includes those who reported confusion or memory loss, having problems making decisions, or requiring supervision for their own safety. The category “no PD or CL” includes those who did not identify as having either a PD or CL. For chronic conditions, the full-year consolidated files for MEPS include only questions related to heart attack, coronary heart disease, angina, angina pectoris, other heart disease (these 5 grouped as cardiovascular disease), stroke, emphysema, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis and asthma.

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