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Racial Disparities in Premature Mortality and Unrealized Medicare Benefits Across US States

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4916

November 07, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cohort study examines racial disparities in premature mortality in the US and discusses the implications of these trends for unrealized Medicare benefits among populations with lower life expectancies.

Corresponding Author: Irene Papanicolas, PhD, Health Services Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Box G-S121-8, Providence, RI 02912 (irene_papanicolas@brown.edu).

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