Annual Wellness Visits and New Dementia Medication Prescriptions Among US Medicare Beneficiaries

In this cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries with ADRD, an increasing number of AWVs received was associated with higher rates of new dementia medication prescriptions. These findings underscore the important role that AWVs may have in increasing the prescribing of medications that help manage symptoms of ADRD and suggest AWVs are essential to support quality dementia care (eg, symptom management) and advance care planning for future living arrangements.

Corresponding Author: Sadaf Arefi Milani, PhD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550-0177 (samilani@utmb.edu).

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