Pneumoconiosis incidence and prevalence among US Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2019.
Laura KurthMegan L CaseyJacek M MazurekDavid J BlackleyPublished in: American journal of industrial medicine (2023)
Despite the decline in rate for any pneumoconiosis among Medicare beneficiaries, which is primarily attributed to a decline in asbestosis, pneumoconiosis is prevalent among FFS Medicare beneficiaries.