Silicosis prevalence and incidence among Medicare beneficiaries

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Casey, Megan L. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  Introduction:
  
  Existing epidemiologic information on silicosis relies on mortality data.
  
  Methods:
  
  We analyzed health insurance claims and enrollment information from 49 923 987 fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 from 1999 to 2014. Three different definitions were developed to identify silicosis cases and results are presented as ranges of values for the three definitions.
  
  Results:
  
  Among FFS beneficiaries, 10 026–19 696 fit the silicosis case definitions (16-year prevalence: 20.1–39.5 per 100 000) with the highest prevalence among North American Natives (87.2–213.6 per 100 000) and those in New Mexico (83.9–203.4 per 100 000). The annual average prevalence had a significant (P <0.05) 2–5% annual decline from 2005 to 2014. The average annual number of incident cases had a significant 3–16% annual decline from 2007 to 2014.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Silicosis is a prevalent disease among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65, with variation across the country. Morbidity data from health insurance claims can provide a more complete picture of silicosis burden.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Insurance Medicare Silicosis
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 62(3):183-191
• Pubmed ID:
  30658007
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6492239
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; No funding/International
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e944ad84725d93af6446b0da86742ee7c8fce1f811e87f7b08de3239a771f6f6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/78307/cdc_78307_DS1.pdf
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