The CHRONIC Care Act (S.870) has recently passed the US Senate and the House will soon be taking action. The principal benefit here is that all Medicare- and Social Security-eligible people will be better able to access the care options that the packages guarantee and people should be able to access these programs with as few barriers as possible. They paid for them, after all.
The primary focus is on assisting people with chronic conditions that require frequent if not constant attention. Two-thirds of people currently in the program currently have multiple chronic conditions. In the general population, right now about half of the population has some sort of chronic condition and many have multiple conditions. As our population ages, more and more will enter the Medicare system and we, as a nation and as healthcare providers, need to be ready.
Editor’s note: this blog post originally appeared on American Well’s website.
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