High-need, high-cost patients: who are they and how do they use health care? A population-based comparison of demographics, health care use, and expenditures

The Commonwealth Fund - 
This report presents an analysis of the health care needs of patients in the U.S. with long-term conditions and argues that health care improvement efforts should focus on the needs of those with multiple chronic illnesses and limited ability to care for themselves. 

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