National study by 3m finds differences in health care delivery system performance for medicare beneficiaries in low socioeconomic areas

St. paul, minn. , april 20, 2022 /prnewswire/ -- medicare beneficiaries in low socioeconomic status (ses) areas have fewer physician and care management visits and are less likely to be admitted from the emergency department for low severity medical care or admitted to a skilled nursing or rehabilitation facility following hospital discharge, as compared to medicare beneficiaries in high ses areas, according to a recent research study from 3m health information systems.
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