
Millennials are racking up more chronic health conditions compared to other generations: study
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A new study has revealed that millennials are not only experiencing more chronic health conditions, but are "high utilizers" of the health care system compared to Gen X.
Millennials with common chronic medical conditions and their children are "high utilizers" of the health care system compared to Generation X, the research found. Behavioral health utilization is up 35% for millennials and their children compared to pre-pandemic levels. "We have now trained the public that if you have a cough, you need to be tested for COVID." Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
This includes 106% more hospital admissions for millennials with diabetes and 55% more emergency room (ER) and urgent care (UC) visits for hypertension.
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