CMS Releases Interactive Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool

Posted by terri ottosen on March 25th, 2016 Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Tags: chronic disease, health disparities, health outcomes, Medicare, minority health

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a new interactive map to increase understanding of geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries. The Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool identifies disparities in health outcomes, utilization, and spending by race and ethnicity and geographic location. Understanding geographic differences in disparities is important to informing policy decisions and efficiently targeting populations and geographies for interventions. See more at: go.cms.gov/1MpD2NY