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Table 12. Data Availability for HIV/AIDS
Data
Availability
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HIV/AIDS Data
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Advantage
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Disadvantage
|
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Public use files
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MassCHIP
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- Prevalence and
incidence data.
- Data from 1999-2006.
- Data available for Worcester.
|
- Does not specify
patient status in terms of the disease process.
|
|
CMS approval/
DUA required
|
Medicare claims
|
- Captures the use of
HIV/AIDS medications by persons living in the Worcester zip code.
|
- Does not specify
patient status in terms of the disease process.
- Data are limited to
a segment of the population that is older than 65 or has a disability.
|
|
Medicaid claims
|
- Captures the use of HIV/AIDS
medications by persons living in the Worcester zip code.
|
- Does not specify
patient status in terms of the disease process.
- Data are limited to
low-income individuals, which varies from State to State and year to year.
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