SEER-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) Linked Data Resource
The SEER-MHOS data set is a resource to research health outcomes in cancer. It is based on a linkage between the NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
cancer registry and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) that provides information about the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Medicare Advantage Organization enrollees.
To stay up to date on the data linkage, please join the SEER-MHOS Listserv.
SEER—MHOS: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)—Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS)
- Cancer Registry Data
- Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Data
- Medicare Advantage Enrollment Data
- Part D Enrollment and Claims Data
Details for Researchers
SEER-MHOS Data
Obtaining the SEER-MHOS Data
Data Support
Support for Researchers
Programming Support
Here links are provided to SAS code that may be useful to programmers running analyses on the SEER-MHOS data.
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Researchers who wish to use the SEER-MHOS data are required to obtain IRB approval prior to the data being released to them.
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