Ambulance Services for Medicare Beneficiaries: State Differences in Usage, 2012-2014

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Policy brief analyzing how ambulance use varies among U.S. communities. Features state-level statistics including number of Medicare patients transported by ambulance, miles transported, and number of days ambulance transport was used per patient. Compares mean characteristics of states by census division, including percentage of population living in rural areas.

SuZanne Troske, Alison Davis

10/2017

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Rural & Underserved Health Research Center

Emergency medical services · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · State-by-state