Research Addressing the HHS Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions

Research Addressing the HHS Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions

Contract # HHSP2333700IT

Prepared for:

James Sorace, MD, MS

Michael Millman, PhD

Assistant Secretary for

Planning and Evaluation

U.S. Department of Health &

Human Services

200 Independence Ave. S.W.

Washington, DC 20201

Prepared by:

Lisa LeRoy, MBA, PhD

Melanie Wasserman, PhD

Alan White, PhD

Abt Associates Inc.

55 Wheeler Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

Understanding how to provide better care for individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is a priority for the Department of Health and Human Services. Persons with MCC represent almost one-third of the U.S. population and account for two-thirds of health care spending, yet most research on chronic conditions focuses on single diseases. In response to this growing challenge, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) led the development of the Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions, a roadmap for federal MCC priorities.