Medicare Archives

06.01.2018 Closeup of a person wearing a Respiratory oxygen nasal catheter

Trans Health Matters

Transgender individuals face increased risk of both HIV and depression. Using Medicare data, Dragon and colleagues identified additional increased risks for chronic diseases such as COPD and chronic kidney disease.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

05.10.2018 U.S. map showing variation in Medicaid mortality rates

Death Rates Vary among Medicare Beneficiaries

A recent Health Affairs article on areas in the U.S. with high numbers of deaths among Medicare beneficiaries reports that over fourteen million consider these 820 counties home.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

03.28.2017 Graph showing the decline in rate of hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2014

The Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Research by the Agency for Health Research and Quality links Medicare payment incentives and DHHS Partnership for Patients initiative to a 21% reduction in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs).

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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