New MCBS Data Highlight Posted

Important News... New MCBS Data Highlight Posted – “Prevalence and Health Care Expenditures among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Over with Heart Conditions”.  Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for Americans aged 65 years and over for the past several decades. Heart conditions as a category represent one of the most common, burdensome, and expensive health problems among the Medicare population. Using data from the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), this report presents the prevalence and impact (utilization, total cost of care, and out-of-pocket health care costs) of having a heart condition on the Medicare population aged 65 years and over. To view this data highlight, please visit the Data Briefs and Tutorials section of the MCBS website at https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research/MCBS/Data-Briefs.html. MCBS users interested in the MCBS Public Use data files, please visit the CMS MCBS PUF Research page (https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/MCBS-Public-Use-File/index.html) to get more information about the MCBS PUF. Statement on Encryption and Compression of Data MCBS data products are delivered in encrypted zipped format, using SecureZIP® by PKWARE, Inc. Unzipping a file through controlled email servers often results in messages regarding incorrect password attempts and is not advised. Please save MCBS zipped data products to a hard drive and open in desktop mode to ensure proper unzipping and file extraction. You can read more about SecureZIP® using their convenient FAQ and support pages. SecureZIP®- Version 14.00.0023 FAQ (Basics of Zipping and Unzipping with PKZIP and SecureZIP®) http://www.pkware.com/support/desktop/faqs PKWARE, Inc. http://www.pkware.com/support You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to john.dubas@premiersmi.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244