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Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region

Metadata Updated: October 7, 2025

The Medicare Geographic Variation by Hospital Referral Region dataset provides information for researchers and policymakers to evaluate the geographic differences in the use and quality of health care services for the Original Medicare population. The dataset includes demographic, spending, use, and quality indicators at the hospital referral region (HRR) level.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

Downloads & Resources

References

http://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/db845ad7-ac40-467f-a504-6a7942d06b51/Geographic%20Variation%20Public%20Use%20File%20Methods%20Paper%20HRR.pdf

Dates

Metadata Created Date October 7, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 7, 2025
Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

Metadata Source

Harvested from Healthdata.gov

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date October 7, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 7, 2025
Publisher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2025-10-07
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2025-09-05
Category Medicare
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
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Homepage URL http://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-geographic-comparisons/medicare-geographic-variation-by-hospital-referral-region
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
Program Code 009:000
Related Documents http://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/db845ad7-ac40-467f-a504-6a7942d06b51/Geographic%20Variation%20Public%20Use%20File%20Methods%20Paper%20HRR.pdf
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Temporal 2013-01-01/2021-12-31

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