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• Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) published a report in 2019 on the Health of Millennials
• Millennials are people born between 1981 and 1996
  • Data not entire inclusive as it only includes 55 million commercially insured millennials
• According to this BCBS Health Index Millennials as a group were living at about 95% of their optimal health
• Which on first glance looks really good but a deeper dive showed that …
  • Older millennials (age 34-36) have higher prevalence rates for nearly all of the top 10 conditions than did Generation X members when they were in the same age range
  • Younger generations facing health challenges at earlier ages than previous generations.
  • The major decline in health, on average, begins at age 27
    
  • Of the top 10 conditions, 6 are behavioral health conditions and 4 are physical health conditions. 
• The top 10 conditions are (Ranked by Adverse Health Impact):

1. Major Depression
2. Substance Use Disorder
3. Alcohol Use Disorder
4. Hypertension
5. Hyperactivity
6. Psychotic Conditions
7. Crohn’s disease/Ulcerative colitis
8. High Cholesterol
9. Tobacco Use Disorder
10. Type II Diabetes