Table 1.

Older adults who could be deprioritized or excluded during pandemic triage based on presence of specific chronic conditions

Conditions	States	Number of beneficiaries ≥ 65 potentially impacted
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia	KS, LA, MT, NV, NM, OK	205,022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	AR, MI, MN, LA, MT, NM, OK	333,293
Cancer (Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate)	AR, CA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MT, NV, NM, OK, SC, VT, WA	657,624
Chronic Kidney Disease	AK, AR, IN, KS, MI, MT, OK, SC, WA	1,007,068
Heart Failure and Ischemic Heart Disease	AR, CA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MT, NM, OK, SC, VT, WA	3,196,796

Abbreviations: AK, Alaska; AR, Arkansas; CA, California; IN, Indiana; KS, Kansas; LA, Louisiana; MI, Michigan; MN, Minnesota; MT, Montana; NM, New Mexico; NV, Nevada; OK, Oklahoma; SC, South Carolina; VT, Vermont; WA, Washington