Deaths for non-COVID-19 diagnoses up from pre-pandemic, Medicare study finds

(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Compared to pre-pandemic, mortality rates after hospitalization for non-COVID-19 illnesses were substantially higher among more than 8 million Medicare recipients in 2020-21, according to a study published March 9 by JAMA Network Open. Continue reading here…

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