Chronic conditions and mortality in Medicare beneficiaries before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

• R J Waken, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Fengxian Wang, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Jose F Figueroa, Harvard University
• Rishi K Wadhera, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Khavya Avula, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• E John Orav, Harvard University
• Anne Mobley Butler, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Karen E Joynt Maddox, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Publication Date

6-1-2026

Volume

9

Issue

6

First Page

e2617766

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17766

Rights and Permissions

Waken RJ, Wang F, Figueroa JF, et al. Chronic Conditions and Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(6):e2617766. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17766. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND License, which does not permit alteration or commercial use, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. © 2026 Waken RJ et al. JAMA Network Open.

Recommended Citation

Waken, R J; Wang, Fengxian; Figueroa, Jose F; Wadhera, Rishi K; Avula, Khavya; Orav, E John; Mobley Butler, Anne; and Joynt Maddox, Karen E, "Chronic conditions and mortality in Medicare beneficiaries before and after the COVID-19 pandemic." JAMA Network Open. 9, 6. e2617766 (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/7190

Department

ICTS (Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences)