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It is based on a linkage between the NCI's <a href="https://seer.cancer.gov/about/">Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)</a><a class="extlink" href="/extlinks.html"><img src="/images/dccps/external.gif" alt="External Web Site Policy" title="External Web Site Policy"></a> cancer registry and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) <a href="https://www.hosonline.org/">Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS)</a><a class="extlink" href="/extlinks.html"><img src="/images/dccps/external.gif" alt="External Web Site Policy" title="External Web Site Policy"></a> that provides information about the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Medicare Advantage Organization enrollees.</p> <a class="btn btn-page mt-3 mb-3" href="/seer-mhos/overview/">SEER-MHOS Overview</a> <p class="lead">To stay up to date on the data linkage, please join the <a href="https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCI-SEER-MHOS&A=1">SEER-MHOS Listserv</a><a class="extlink" href="/extlinks.html"><img src="/images/dccps/external.gif" alt="External Web Site Policy" title="External Web Site Policy"></a>.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 modalItem"> <div class="modalItem-trigger"> <button data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target=""> <img src="/images/seer-mhos/homepage-graphic.jpg" alt="Graphic showing what is included in seer-mhos data" /> </button> </div> <div class="modalItem-content"> <div class="modalItem-title">SEER—MHOS: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)—Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS)</div> <div class="modalItem-body"> <img src="/images/seer-mhos/homepage-graphic.jpg" alt="Graphic showing what is included in seer-mhos data" /> <ul> <li>Cancer Registry Data</li> <li>Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Data</li> <li>Medicare Advantage Enrollment Data</li> <li>Part D Enrollment and Claims Data</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bg-lightgray pt-5 pb-5"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <h2 class="text-center w-100 mb-5"><span class="icon-header-spotlight">Announcements</span></h2> <div class="cardWrap newsCardWrap pb-4"> <div class="card-50"> <div class="card card-white"> <div class="card-head"> <h2 class="card-title">CMS Research Data Request & Access Policy</h2> </div> <div class="card-content"> <p>In response to the <a href="https://www.cms.gov/data-research/files-order/data-disclosures-and-data-use-agreements-duas/important-research-data-request-access-policy-changes-0">CMS Research Data Request & Access Policy</a><a class="extlink" href="/extlinks.html"><img src="/images/dccps/external.gif" alt="External Web Site Policy" title="External Web Site Policy"></a>, NCI will identify an enclave environment for the SEER-CMS data resources: SEER-Medicare, SEER-MHOS, SEER-CAHPS, and SEER-Medicaid. Please monitor this section for updates.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-50"> <div class="card card-white"> <div class="card-head"> <h2 class="card-title">Upcoming Webinar: Using Medicare Advantage Enrollment and Plan-Level Data to Inform your SEER-MHOS Study</h2> </div> <div class="card-content"> <p>Join us October 29, 2024 at 1pm ET for our last webinar of the year! Learn more about Medicare enrollment and plan files that are available for your next SEER-MHOS project.</p> </div> <div class="card-foot"> <div class="singleButton"> <a href="/media/seer-mhos-webinar-series.html#webinar3" class="btn btn-sm btn-action">Register Here</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bg-darkprimary pt-5 pb-4"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="text-md-center mb-5"><span class="icon-header-export">Introduction to the SEER-MHOS Data Resource</span></h2> <div class="row justify-content-md-center pb-4 mb-2"> <div class="col-md-6 embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://nci.rev.vbrick.com/embed?id=9a6f549a-6cb2-4f81-b103-dfe85c66971d" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" title="NCI embedded video: Introduction to the SEER-MHOS Data Resource" alt="NCI embedded video: Introduction to the SEER-MHOS Data Resource">NCI embedded video: //nci.rev.vbrick.com/embed?id=9a6f549a-6cb2-4f81-b103-dfe85c66971d</iframe> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bg-lightgray pt-5 pb-4"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h2 class="text-md-center mb-5"><span class="icon-header-publications">Details for Researchers</span></h2> </div> <div class="card-50"> <div class="card-white static"> <div class="card-head"><h2 class="card-title">SEER-MHOS Data</h2> </div> <div class="card-content"> <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked"> <li><a href="/seer-mhos/aboutdata/table.cancer.site.html">Cancer Site Information</a></li> <li><a href="/seer-mhos/aboutdata/table.demographics.html">Demographic Information</a></li> </ul> <a class="btn btn-page mt-4" href="/seer-mhos/aboutdata/">More About the Data File</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-50 pe-0"> <div class="card-white static"> <div class="card-head"><h2 class="card-title">Obtaining the SEER-MHOS Data</h2> </div> <div 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