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Join our team at ResDAC! We have several job positions now open for hire and review of applications will begin immediately. To see all available position descriptions, benefits of working at ResDAC and the University of MN, and how to apply, visit the ResDAC Careers page.

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New Enrollee-level EDGE Data Now Available for Research

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of the Enrollee-Level External Data Gathering Environment (EDGE) Limited Data Set (LDS) for the 2021 benefit year to requesters who seek the data for research purposes.

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2021 Preliminary Medicare Encounter Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the release of the Preliminary 2021 Medicare Advantage (MA, also known as Part C) Encounter Research Identifiable Files (RIFs).

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Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of a set of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) from the CMS Innovation Center Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model.

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CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Initiative Makes New Model Participation Data Available to Researchers

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) for two additional CMS Innovation Center models.

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Introduction to the Use of Medicare Data for Research

10/26/23 - 10/27/23

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Medicare data are useful for understanding the cost and use of healthcare, but they are also…