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everyday discriminationexperiences treated unfairly based background characteristics like raceis linked poor physical mental health throughout lifespan whether experiences discrimination associated higher odds hospitalized older african americans explored communitydwelling participants 3 longitudinal cohort studies n 446 age 65 years discrimination scores 12 months linked medicare claims included hospitalizations identified using medicare feeforservice claims available average 62 sd 37 years followup baseline mixedeffects ordinal logistic regression models outcomes 0 1 2 hospitalizations per year adjusted age sex education income higher discrimination associated higher odds total annual hospitalizations odds ratio per point higher 109 95 confidence intervals 95 ci 102117 results similar accounting depressive symptoms higher exposure everyday discrimination associated higher odds hospitalization among older african americans mechanisms underlying associations explored understand hospitalizations may reduced older african americans