Long-term impacts of hurricanes on mortality among Medicare beneficiaries: evidence from Hurricane Sandy.

ABSTRACT: Hurricane-related flooding has long-term socioeconomic effects on impacted areas; however, little is known about the long-term health effects on vulnerable, older residents who remain in impacted neighborhoods. We examined mortality rates among older adults who continued living in ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) impacted by flooding from Hurricane Sandy for up to 5 years after landfall. We conducted a propensity-score matched, ZCTA-level ecological analysis post-Hurricane Sandy across the tri-state area (New York City [NYC], New York state excluding NYC [NY], New Jersey [NJ], and Connecticut [CT]). Using multivariable models, we compared all-cause mortality rates between matched flooded versus non-flooded ZCTAs for up to 5 years after Hurricane Sandy's landfall, among Medicare fee-for-se

SUBMITTER: Keenan OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364919 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature