CMS: 9 Data Points Regarding COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries

  1. Medicare beneficiaries: 175 hospitalizations per 100
  2. 000 Medicare beneficiaries
  3. Dual Eligibles (beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid): 473 hospitalizations per 100
  4. 000
  5. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients: 1
  6. 341 hospitalizations per 100
  7. 000
  8. Blacks: 465 hospitalizations per 100
  9. 000
  10. Hispanics: 258 hospitalizations per 100
  11. 000
  12. Asians: 187 hospitalizations per 100
  13. 000
  14. Whites: 123 hospitalizations per 100
  15. 000
  16. Rural areas: 57 hospitalizations per 100
  17. 000
  18. Urban/suburban areas: 205 hospitalizations per 100
  19. 000
Notes: Preliminary data show nearly 110,000 Medicare beneficiaries were hospitalized for COVID-19-related treatment between January 1 and May 16, 2020.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, June 22, 2020 - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-issues-call-ac…

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