Abstract 185: Trends in Care Delivery and Outcomes for Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks Among Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008-2017

Introduction: Over the last decade substantial investments have been made in implementing stroke systems of care to improve access and quality of care. We sought to determine if these interventions have narrowed the rural-urban disparities in care over time for patients with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Methods: Descriptive observational study using data from all traditional Medicare beneficiaries in the United States from...