Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region
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.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1Y |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:38"
]
|
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "PDAG Data Products - OEDA",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:PDAG_Data_Products@cms.hhs.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
true
|
| describedBy | https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/3623a012-f189-4b2f-80ef-6fdc0ffb2804/2014-2021%20Medicare%20FFS%20Geographic%20Variation%20by%20Hospital%20Referral%20Region%20Data%20Dictionary.pdf |
| describedByType | application/pdf |
| description | 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. |
| distribution |
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region : 2013-12-01",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/2007-2013%20Medicare%20FFS%20Geographic%20Variation%20HRR%20Public%20Use%20File.zip"
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"title": "Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region : 2021-12-17",
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|
| identifier | https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/6d7b229d-5bfb-4666-a2d2-38cea44a112c/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-12-09 |
| keyword |
[
"health care use & payments",
"health equity",
"hospital referral regions",
"medicare",
"national",
"original medicare"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-geographic-comparisons/medicare-geographic-variation-by-hospital-referral-region |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2025-09-05 |
| programCode |
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"009:000"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
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"https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/db845ad7-ac40-467f-a504-6a7942d06b51/Geographic%20Variation%20Public%20Use%20File%20Methods%20Paper%20HRR.pdf"
]
|
| temporal | 2013-01-01/2021-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"Medicare"
]
|
| title | Medicare Geographic Variation - by Hospital Referral Region |
