Clinical Risk and Outpatient Therapy Utilization for COVID-19 in the Medicare Population

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Evaluates COVID-19 treatment disparities among Medicare beneficiaries, with comparisons by age, race and ethnicity, Medicaid eligibility, nursing home use, telemedicine use, rural/urban status, and more. Utilizes Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary and Standard Analytic Claim files for the year 2022. Provides data on rates of COVID-19 therapy use, including medication, hospitalization, and outpatient treatment. Highlights undertreatment experienced by populations with high risk of severe infection.

Andrew D. Wilcock, Stephen Kissler, Ateev Mehrotra

JAMA Health Forum, 5(1), e235044

01/2024

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Access · COVID-19 · Elderly population · Health disparities · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth