Medicaid Payments and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer Disease Special Care Units
This cohort study of nursing homes suggests that racial and ethnic disparities in ASCU availability narrowed in states where Medicaid payment rates cover a greater share of costs. Racial disparities in specialized dementia care may be mitigated and even eliminated by more generous Medicaid payments.
Authors
- Monique R. Pappadis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4742-4380)
- James S. Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-1613)
- Huiwen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-0659)
- John R. Bowblis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-4182)
- Shuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-824X)
- Yong Fang Kuo
Institutions
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Scripps (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25057
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research