Coordinated Medicare and Medicaid care for people with Alzheimer's and related dementias
Long-term care integration for dually eligible individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
This project offers people with Alzheimer's who have both Medicare and Medicaid a single coordinated plan that combines medical care and long-term supports to improve care and outcomes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Oregon Health & Science University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Portland, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11285323 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia and are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, this project looks at giving your Medicare and Medicaid-covered services through the same company so your medical care and long-term supports are better coordinated. It compares people in integrated dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs)—including plans that take full financial responsibility for both Medicare and Medicaid long-term care—with people who get services separately through Medicare and Medicaid. The team will follow health care use, hospital visits, functional and cognitive changes, and whether people can stay in the community longer. They use insurance enrollment and claims data across plans and states to measure these outcomes and how different plan designs affect care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia who are dually enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid and who use or need Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports.
Not a fit: People who only have Medicare or only Medicaid, those without dementia, or those already enrolled in fully coordinated care programs may not directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce fragmented care, lower unnecessary hospital visits, and help people with ADRD get more consistent long-term supports.
How similar studies have performed: Some prior integrated care programs and certain D-SNP models have shown improved coordination and reduced hospital use, but evidence specifically targeted to people with Alzheimer's and related dementias is still limited.
Where this research is happening
Portland, United States
- Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kim, Hyunjee — Oregon Health & Science University
- Study coordinator: Kim, Hyunjee
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.