Participants were "continuously enrolled throughout a calendar year during 2001−2018 in Medicare parts A and B and who were not enrolled in a health maintenance organization plan. "
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Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with inflammatory bowel disease 2018
In 2018, nearly 100 thousand Medicare beneficiaries aged 67 and above were diagnosed with Crohn's disease. In comparison, roughly 162 thousand were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. These diseases are the principle types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
This statistic shows the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018.
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CDC, & MMWR. (May 14, 2021). Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018." Chart. May 14, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Medicare Fee-for-service Beneficiaries in The United States with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 May 2021, /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/
CDC & MMWR, Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in 2018 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1236775/number-ibd-among-medicare-beneficiaries-us/
