Chronic Care Management from Experienced Providers

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What is a Chronic Condition?

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Chronic conditions are serious medical conditions that impact your overall health and quality of life. Medicare defines a chronic condition as one that is expected to last at least 12 months and that increases a risk of death, acute exacerbation of disease or a decline in function. Such conditions may lead to other health problems, hospitalization and higher health care costs.

 

The most common chronic conditions include:

• Alzheimer's and related dementia

• Arthritis 

• Asthma

• Atrial fibrillation (AFib)

• Autism

• Cancer

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Depression

• Diabetes

• Heart failure

• Hypertension

• Ischemic heart disease osteoporosis