Rural/Urban Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccine Service Delivery Among the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population
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Description
Describes a study to identify disparities in vaccine provision to people ages 65 and over, and to assess the impact of pharmacies as alternate site providers in rural areas. Includes statistics on pneumococcal vaccine services
provided by fee-for-service pharmacies and primary care
providers, with breakdowns by rural and urban frequency, and a state-level map with rate of service delivery per eligible population, using 2014 data.
Author(s)
Jeffery C. Talbert, Aric Schadler, Patricia R. Freeman
Date
02/2018
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Tagged as
Elderly population · Medicare · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Vaccination · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention