Laura M. Keohane, PhD
Medicare, Medicaid, aging, disability, long-term care
Laura M. Keohane, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on policies that promote better health outcomes and provide affordable services for beneficiaries with Medicare and Medicaid, especially those who face health care challenges due to frailty, disability or limited socioeconomic resources. Dr. Keohane’s research has examined managed care alignment initiatives for dual-eligible beneficiaries, post-acute benefits in Medicare Advantage plans, and health outcomes that could be improved by coordinating medical and long-term services and supports.
Dr. Keohane holds a PhD in health services research from Brown University and a MS in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health.
A full CV is available upon request.
View Dr. Keohane's research on PubMed.
Recent & Highlighted Research
Keohane LM. Twenty-Five Years Of Home-And-Community-Based Services Under Olmstead: Lessons For Medicare-Medicaid Integration.Health Affairs Forefront. 2024 August 12. https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20240809.310452/full/
Achola EM, Stevenson DG, Keohane LM. Postacute Care Services Use and Outcomes Among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 August 04; 4(8):e232517. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2517.
Keohane LM, Kripalani S, Stevenson DG, Buntin MB. Traditional Medicare Episode-Related Spending on Postacute Care for Dual-Eligible and Medicare-Only Beneficiaries, 2009-2017. Med Care Res Rev. 2023 February; 80(1):92-100. doi:10.1177/10775587221095956.