Prevalence of Long COVID among community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries between Fall 2022 and Summer 2023

Highlights:

• Long COVID was more common among Medicare beneficiaries aged < 65 than among older beneficiaries. This was true for all community-dwelling beneficiaries, and among beneficiaries who had an initial COVID infection.
• Beneficiaries who received a COVID vaccination were significantly less likely to have Long COVID.
• Beneficiaries with more chronic conditions were also more likely to have Long COVID. The beneficiaries with the highest rates of Long COVID also had pulmonary disease, arthritis, and heart conditions.