Regular Medicaid Home Visits and Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults During Extreme Heat.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Extreme heat poses substantial health risks to older adults. Medicaid home visits in the weeks preceding such events may alleviate these risks.

Objective

To assess whether receiving regular Medicaid home visits prior to extreme heat events is associated with reduced emergency department (ED) visits during extreme heat.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used claims and weather data. The changes in daily ED visits during and up to 2 days after extreme heat events were compared between dual-eligible enrollees who received weekly home visits in the preceding month (treatment group) and those who did not (comparison group). Participants included dual-eligible enrollees aged 65 years or older who received at least 1 Medicaid home visit in 2018 o

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12809364 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature