Health IT Analytics June 20, 2022
A new HHS report has found that inaccuracies in Medicare’s race and ethnicity data limits the agency’s ability to assess health disparities.
A new report published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that race and ethnicity data gathered as part of Medicare enrollment are inaccurate for some groups and these inaccuracies hinder the government’s efforts to assess and address health disparities.
Medicare is a key part of the American healthcare system, with approximately 66 million beneficiaries currently enrolled. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made advancing health equity a top priority for the agency, and its ability to assess health disparities is crucial to achieving...
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