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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Beers List Beneficiary Count
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The number of Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries in Michigan that also met the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults in the first three quarters of 2021.
Why is this important?
Recent studies have shown that more than 90% of older people use at least one prescription and more than 66% use 3 or more in any given month. The AGS Beers Criteria is catalogue of treatments and medications that providers should take extra consideration in before using. There are five categories that these drugs/treatments are broken down into:
1. Avoided by most older people (outside of hospice and palliative care settings)
2. Avoided by older people with specific health conditions
3. Avoided in combination with other treatments because of the risk of harmful drug-drug interactions
4. Used with caution because of the potential harmful side effects
5. Dosed differently or avoided among people with reduced kidney function, which impacts how the body processes medicine.
To learn more and to view the most recent iteration of the AGS Beers Criteria, please visit the American Geriatrics Society page Here
The number of Medicaid beneficiaries that meet Beers List criteria
| County | Source | Measurement Period | The number of Medicaid beneficiaries that meet Beers List criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 14 County values. The lowest value is 1,035, and the highest value is 9,388.
Half of the values are between 1,822 and 3,088.
The middle (median) value is 2,052.
Data Source
- Beers List Beneficiary Count
Maintained By: MiHIA
Filed under: Health / Older Adults, Health Status, Older Adults