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The smoke plume generated from the fires had a major impact on air quality across the east coast of the U.S. Using data from the Medicare National Claims History File and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National air pollution monitoring network, we evaluated the health impact of smoke exposure on 5.9 million elderly people (ages 65+) in the Medicare population in  81 counties in 11 northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States of the US. We estimated differences in the exposure to ambient PM2.5\u2014airborne particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of \u22642.5 \u00b5m\u2014concentrations and hospitalizations for cardiovascular, pulmonary and injury outcomes, before and during the smoke episode. 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