Update: Rural/Urban Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccine Service Delivery Among the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, 2012-2015
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Description
Updated report on a study to identify disparities in vaccine provision to people ages 65 and over, and to assess the impact of pharmacies as alternate site providers in rural areas. Revised version specifically assesses the uptake of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, in response to the revised vaccination recommendations issued in 2014. Includes statistics on pneumococcal vaccine services provided by fee-for-service pharmacies and primary care providers, with breakdowns by rural and urban frequency, and state-level maps with rate of service delivery per
eligible population, using 2014 and 2015 data.
Author(s)
Joseph C. Vanghelof, Aric Schadler, Patricia R. Freeman, Jeffery C. Talbert
Date
11/2018
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Tagged as
Elderly population · Infectious diseases · Medicare · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Vaccination · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention