MCBS Chronic Conditions and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Dually Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community Infographic 2021

Highlights:

• Among Medicare beneficiaries living in the community in 2021, 55 percent of dually eligible beneficiaries had 4 or more chronic conditions compared with 42 percent of Medicare-only beneficiaries.
• Dually eligible beneficiaries living in the community were more than twice as likely to have difficulties performing several activities of daily living in 2021 than Medicare-only beneficiaries.
• For additional information, see the MCBS Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Dual Eligibility Status PUF 2021  and the MCBS Characteristics of Dually Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community infographic.