Black Americans were nearly four times more likely than white Americans to be hospitalized with COVID-19 among people with Medicare, according to data released by the government.
Black Americans with Medicare made up 465 coronavirus hospitalizations per 100,000 enrollees, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) release Monday.
People eligible for Medicare because they have end stage renal disease, however, had the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate, with 1,341 cases per 100,000 beneficiaries, according to the CMS analysis.
The federal agency also said that beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid have a higher rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations, with 473 hospitalizations per 100,000 beneficiaries.
The rate for people enrolled only in Medicare is 112 hospitalizations per 100,000, according to the government data.
