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Cara V. James

Researcher at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Publications -  9
Citations -  387

Cara V. James is an academic researcher from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health equity & Health care. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 205 citations.

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Racial/ethnic health disparities among rural adults -- United States, 2012–2015

TL;DR: Although persons in rural communities often have worse health outcomes and less access to health care than those in urban communities, rural racial/ethnic minority populations have substantial health, access to care, and lifestyle challenges that can be overlooked when considering aggregated population data.
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Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Among Rural Adults—United States, 2012–2015: MMWR Surveillance Summaries / November 17, 2017 / 66(23);1–9

TL;DR: Although persons in rural communities often have worse health outcomes and less access to health care than those in urban communities, rural racial/ethnic minority populations have substantial health, access to care, and lifestyle challenges that can be overlooked when considering aggregated population data.
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Identifying the Transgender Population in the Medicare Program.

TL;DR: The racial, ethnic, and geographic distribution of the Medicare transgender population tends to reflect the broader Medicare population, however, age, original entitlement status, and disease burden of the tra...
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Incentivizing Excellent Care to At-Risk Groups with a Health Equity Summary Score.

TL;DR: The feasibility of developing and estimating a Health Equity Summary Score (HESS) that is intended to promote and incentivize excellent care for racial-and-ethnic minorities and dually eligible MA enrollees is demonstrated.