Update: Rural/Urban Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccine Service Delivery Among the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population
RUHRC Authors: Schadler, A | Talbert, J | Freeman, PR
Publication Date: 11/26/2018
Full Publication: Update: Rural/Urban Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccine Service Delivery Among the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population
Objective
This Policy Brief is the second report from the Rural and Underserved Health Research Center assessing rural/urban disparities in pneumococcal vaccine service delivery among the fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare population. This report is an update of the initial report and was conducted to specifically assess uptake of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) following revised vaccination recommendations released in 2014.
Suggested Citation
Vanghelof J, Schadler A, Freeman PR, Talbert J. Update: Rural/Urban Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccine Service Delivery Among the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, 2012-2015. Lexington, KY: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center; 2018.