Within the Medicare program, 10 million of the current 44 million beneficiaries have five or more chronic conditions, such as diabetes or congestive heart failure, and these 10 million cost the program 68% of the budgeted dollars.

FORBES: Leslie V. Norwalk

Asthma, congestive heart failure, depression, coronary artery disease and diabetes--they're the five major chronic conditions that drive the vast majority of health care costs.

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