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Four general population controls were matched to each RA case by age and sex. We identified hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), including grand mal seizures, chronic lower respiratory diseases, asthma, diabetes, heart failure and pulmonary edema, hypertension, and angina, from 2007 to 2023 by established diagnostic codes. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) three and five years from the date of diagnosis were calculated using a multivariable regression model adjusting for age, sex, and location of residence. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify predictors of avoidable hospitalizations among patients with RA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Persons with RA (n = 83,811) had 1.12 times the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and pulmonary edema compared to those without RA (n = 190,304) (IRR 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01\u20131.25). 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