Texas is one of the states where Medicaid recipients are most likely to develop dementia, according to a study conducted by NORC and released in early September.
NORC is a research organization that is part of the University of Chicago.
What you need to know
The study was conducted to understand how many beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare in 2020 had evidence of a dementia diagnosis and where they live, according to a Sept. 3 news release.
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are brain diseases that impair brain function, causing a progressive decline in memory, language processing, physical function, and ultimately death, according to the research website.
“We developed the Dementia Data Hub to provide the research community and the public with data visualizations and tools to investigate the epidemiology of diagnosed dementia in the United States,” said NORC Public David Lane, program area director for the Hygiene Analytics Program Area, said in a news release. .
dig deeper
As part of the study, NORC launched an interactive database called the Dementia Data Hub. This database details geographic and demographic data on the different types of dementia diagnosed among Medicare beneficiaries at the national, state, and county levels.
Texas has one of the highest burdens of “high-probability” dementia among Medicare beneficiaries, at 8.1%, according to Dementia DataHub.
According to Dementia DataHub, the prevalence of “likely dementia” across Houston-area counties is as follows:
Brazoria County 7.6% Fort Bend County 7.1% Galveston County 7.5% Harris County 7.9% Montgomery County 7.1% Waller County 7.2% Click here for details
Visit the Dementia DataHub or visit www.dementiadatahub.org to learn more about the research.
