{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["009:20"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "DDT Public Inquiries", "hasEmail": "mailto:ddtpubsmailbox@cdc.gov"}, "describedBy": "https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/d/e28h-tx85", "description": "2014-2019. This dataset is a de-identified summary table of vision and eye health data indicators from Medicare claims, stratified by all available combinations of age group, race/ethnicity, gender, and state. Medicare claims for VEHSS includes beneficiaries who were fully enrolled in Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service (FFS) for the duration of the year. Medicare claims provide a convenience sample that includes approximately 30 million individuals annually, which represents nearly 89% of the US population aged 65 and older and 3.3% of the US population younger than 65, including persons disabled due to blindness. Medicare data for VEHSS include Service Utilization and Medical Diagnoses indicators. Data were suppressed for de-identification to ensure protection of patient privacy. Data will be updated as it becomes available. Detailed information on VEHSS Medicare analyses can be found on the VEHSS Medicare webpage (cdc.gov/visionhealth/vehss/data/claims/medicare.html). Information on available Medicare claims data can be found on the ResDac website (www.resdac.org). The VEHSS Medicare dataset was last updated May 2023.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/export.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "text/csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/export.kml?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/export.kmz?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/vnd.google-earth.kmz"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/query.geojson?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/geo+json"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/query.json?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/json"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/v3/views/e28h-tx85/query.xml?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/xml"}], "identifier": "https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/e28h-tx85", "issued": "2025-05-15", "keyword": ["claims", "eye exams", "medical diagnoses", "medicare", "service utilization", "treated prevalence"], "landingPage": "https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/vehss/index.html", "license": "http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/", "modified": "2025-08-07", "programCode": ["009:020"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"}, "references": ["https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/vehss/data/claims/medicare.html", "https://www.resdac.org"], "theme": ["Vision & Eye Health"], "title": "Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) claims (100%) \u2013 Vision and Eye Health Surveillance"}