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Emergency Department Visits among Rural and Urban Older Adults: Disparities in Ambulatory and Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions

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Description
Compares emergency department (ED) utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) and emergency care sensitive conditions (ECSCs) among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries. Presents findings from a pooled cross-sectional analysis of 2016–2020 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data.
Author(s)
Cameron J. Gettel, Courtney Kitchen, Craig Rothenberg, et al.
Citation
BMC Health Services Research, 25, 275
Date
07/2025
Tagged as
Access · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data