title: The challenge of multiple comorbidity for the US health care system.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA. anand.parekh@hhs.gov
authors.forename: Anand K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.forename: Mary B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D014481:United States