Chronic Conditions & the Workplace

A chronic condition is a long-term health condition requiring ongoing management rather than a one-time treatment: hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and similar diagnoses, per the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention. 3 in 4 U.S. adults live with at least one chronic condition, per the CDC, and the CDC's own Fast Facts separately estimate 90% of the nation's healthcare spend goes toward people managing chronic and mental health conditions.

For employers, the workplace-specific angle is what matters most: 42% of Employer-vertical OnMed CareStation™ users present with a chronic condition, and for many, that presentation is the first time the condition has been formally identified. 167 million Americans delay care overall, and 120 million specifically due to lack of adequate access, and 80% of CareStation users nationally have no primary care provider at all.

50% of unmanaged chronic conditions ultimately escalate to emergencies, and emergency-department treatment costs roughly 12 times more than the same condition managed early in a primary-care or on-site setting.

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Every term here points to the same gap in healthcare access. See how the CareStation closes it.

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