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2.3 million osteoporotic bone fractures were suffered by Medicare beneficiaries in 2015
2.3 million osteoporotic bone fractures were suffered by Medicare beneficiaries in 2015. [ Get More Details ] -
Osteoporosis prevalence among Mexican American, Non-Hispanic White, and women >80 years old
Osteoporosis is most common among: Mexican American women (20.4%) Non-Hispanic white women (15.8%) and women aged 80 and older (34.9%). [ Get More Details ] -
Tools to Prevent Secondary Osteoporosis Fractures are Not Being Used
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Secondary Osteoporosis Fractures are Costly
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Preventing Secondary Osteoporotic Fractures Yields Big Medicare Savings
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50% of Repeat Osteoporotic Fractures Could be Avoided
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Reducing secondary bone fractures can reduce medicare spending
Reducing 5-20 percent of “secondary” bone fractures in 2015 could have reduced Medicare FFS spending by $310 million to $1.2 billion over a follow-up period that lasted up to 2 to… [ Get More Details ] -
New osteoporotic fractures, mobidity, and mortality
Over 40% of Medicare FFS beneficiaries with a new osteoporotic fracture were hospitalized within a week after their fracture and nearly 20% died within 12 months following a new osteoporotic… [ Get More Details ] -
Medicare Patients and Fractures Suffered in 2015
2 million Medicare patients suffered 2.3 Million fractures in 2015. [ Get More Details ] -
Americans at risk for osteoporosis
54 million Americans age 50 and over either already have or are at risk of osteoporosis. [ Get More Details ] -
Low bone mass affects 43.9% of adults aged 50 and older. [ Get More Details ]