CMS: Final 2015 Medicare Advantage data available for research

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released final Medicare Advantage on services provided to beneficiaries in calendar year 2015. Researchers who sign a CMS data use agreement can use the information to help drive innovation and improve care for patients in private Medicare health plans, the agency . CMS began making the data available to researchers last year.
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