SDOH Infographics and Data on People with Medicare Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of a new public use file on Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Dual Eligibility Status in 2021.  This public use file uses data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and contains estimates on socio-demographic characteristics, functional limitations, chronic conditions, mental health, and oral health of people with Medicare living in the community as well as those with both Medicare and Medicaid.

New infographics are available as well:

• Select Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries by Dual Eligibility Status
• Prevalence of Chronic Conditions and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Dual Eligibility Status
• Effects of poverty on health care for people with Medicare (PDF).