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Rural-Urban Disparities in All-cause Mortality among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, 2004–17

Description
Examines the change in all-cause mortality rates among low-income Medicare beneficiaries dually-enrolled in Medicaid between 2004 and 2017. Compares rates between rural and urban beneficiaries by age, ethnicity, insurance type, and census region.
Author(s)
Emefah Loccoh, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Jiaman Xu, et al.
Citation
Health Affairs, 40(2), 289-296
Date
02/2021
Type
Document
Tagged as
Elderly population · Health disparities · Health insurance · Medicaid · Medicare · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data