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Research and outcomes, 4 rows. Every row links to its source.
Exposure Question Direction Outcome measured Design People Effect size, as the source reported it Source
Health-system and payment model Care, carers and services Treatment No effect
why

Difference-in-differences around ACO entry found no change in end-of-life care processes, outcomes or spending.

Hospice use and end-of-life spending cohort study 162,034 Hospice use difference -0.4 percentage points (95% CI -1.4 to 0.5); last-6-months spending -$632 (95% CI -$1,377 to $113) JAMA Health Forum 2025
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 40343716
Health-system and payment model Care, carers and services Treatment No direction reported
why

A single-programme implementation report with no comparison group. It counts enrolment and service use and estimates no effect.

Enrolment, respite use and disenrolment in the first year of one GUIDE programme cohort study 158 Over 35% of eligible beneficiaries have utilized respite services. Approximately 9% have disenrolled, the majority (64%) expired/hospice Innovation in Aging (GSA 2025 conference abstract) 2025
⚠ Conference abstract — not peer-reviewed DOI 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3561
Health-system and payment model Care, carers and services Treatment No direction reported
why

Implementation guidance drawn from six earlier comprehensive dementia care programmes. It reports no effect estimate of its own.

None measured (implementation guidance) None not stated not established — guidance article; the abstract reports no data. the library's "up to 20% of emergency department visits ... avoidable" is a cited statistic not in… Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2025
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 41170936
Health-system and payment model Care, carers and services Treatment Benefit
why

Direction is for the benefit redesign: projected out-of-pocket drug spending fell 55% ($56 to $25) for low-income-subsidy beneficiaries and 25% ($772 to $576) for others, with larger reductions for people with 6-8 comorbidities.

Simulated annual out-of-pocket drug spending for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia under the 2025 Part D cost-sharing rules modelling study 1,677 we project average annual OOP drug expenditures among LIS beneficiaries with dementia to decrease from $56 to $25-representing a $31, or 55%, reduction. In contrast, among non-LIS beneficiaries, average OOP drug expenditures is projected to decrease from $772 to $576, a $196, or 25% reduction Value in Health 2025
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 39880200

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