Antiretroviral Therapy Changes for Medicare Beneficiaries With HIV Transitioning to Long-Term Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Studies of nursing home (NH) residents show lower than expected antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, but it is unclear whether ART use changes across the transition from the community to long-term NH stay.

Objective

To examine changes in ART use across the transition from the community to long-term NH stay.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study examined long stays in US NHs for people with HIV in a sample of 5% of Medicare claims from 2014 to 2019. Stays were at least 30 days long, had at least 3 months between multiple stays, and were for those continuously enrolled in Medicare for the stay and 6 months before. Analysis was completed in May 2025.

Exposures

Admission year demographics included age, race and ethnicity (non-His

SUBMITTER: Olivieri-Mui B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701507 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature