Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates among Medicare beneficiaries
- Series Title(s):
- Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute)
- Contributor(s):
- Flowers, Lynda. Sinclair, Shelly-Ann. Figueiredo, Carlos. Umans, Ben. O'Leary, Samantha. AARP (Organization) Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization))
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : AARP Public Policy Institute, c2010
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Healthcare Disparities -- statistics & numerical data Influenza Vaccines -- therapeutic use Medicare Pneumococcal Vaccines -- therapeutic use African Americans Aged Community-Institutional Relations Ethnic Groups European Continental Ancestry Group Federal Government Forecasting Health Services for the Aged Hispanic Americans Immunization -- trends Immunization Programs Immunization Schedule Influenza, Human -- prevention & control Insurance Coverage Middle Aged Minority Groups Minority Health Pharmacists Pneumococcal Infections -- prevention & control Politics Professional Role State Government Humans United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Despite lack of Medicare cost sharing for the flu and pneumonia vaccines, substantial racial and ethnic disparities in immunization rates persist. This Insight on the Issues discusses current recommendations for adult immunization, current Medicare coverage policies, and federal and state initiatives that show promise in reducing disparities in immunization rates.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101561353 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101561353