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Burden of Common Multiple-Morbidity Constellations on Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures Among Older Adults
Author(s) -
Nancy E. Schoenberg,
Hyungsoo Kim,
William Edwards,
Steven T. Fleming
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/47.4.423
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , medicaid , gerontology , health care , multiple chronic conditions , disease , chronic disease , environmental health , demography , family medicine , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
On average, adults aged 60 years or older have 2.2 chronic diseases, contributing to the over 60 million Americans with multiple morbidities. We aimed to understand the financial implications of the most frequent multiple morbidities among older adults.

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