Medicare choices and how they affect older adults
Medicare at a Crossroads
This project builds better methods to understand how Medicare payment rules and policy changes affect the health and care of older adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Harvard Medical School NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11416682 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As a patient, this project looks at Medicare rules and payment changes to see how they shape the care older adults receive. Researchers will analyze Medicare records and related health data to identify where current methods can misread patients' health or treatment patterns. They will create new statistical tools and economic models to make fairer comparisons across hospitals, doctors, and regions and to better estimate policy effects. The Methods & Theory Core will share these tools with other teams and offer training to improve future Medicare research.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People most relevant to this work are US Medicare beneficiaries—typically adults 65 and older—whose care is captured in Medicare claims or related health surveys.
Not a fit: People younger than Medicare age, uninsured individuals, or patients whose care isn't recorded in Medicare datasets may not receive direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lead to Medicare policies and payment designs that better protect older adults' health and support higher-quality, more equitable care.
How similar studies have performed: Previous studies using Medicare claims and modern causal methods have influenced policy, and this project builds on those successful approaches while developing newer, more robust techniques.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Harvard Medical School — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Landon, Bruce E. — Harvard Medical School
- Study coordinator: Landon, Bruce E.
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.