Figure 2.

A, Risk-standardized rate of PR posthospitalization, non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries, by HRR for 2012. B, Risk-standardized rate of PR posthospitalization, black Medicare beneficiaries, by HRR for 2012. Source: Authors’ calculations on the basis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services public use files and fee-for-service files. Note: Risk-standardized rates are adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity burden, admissions during prior year, current tobacco use, and Medicaid dual eligibility. See Figure 1 legend for expansion of abbreviations.