title: Senior-age population growth may redefine 'frail elderly'.
abstract: Data File: A key to future success in Medicare risk may be how well you manage your frail elderly members who have multiple health problems and chronic conditions. While they may just be a handful of patients in your panel now, data from the U.S. Census Bureau show their numbers are growing.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002204:Capitation Fee; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003625:Data Collection; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D014481:United States