This STTR application requests funding to expand the capabilities of Acumen LLC's Medicare/Medicaid Research Information Center (MedRIC). To advance the quality of the data available for public policy research, MedRIC facilitates the acquisition of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participants of surveys and registries sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). By linking administrative and survey data into a cohesive structure, Acumen will significantly reduce the financial and time costs that researchers currently bear to acquire and use CMS administrative data. Although MedRIC has already linked NIA survey data to Medicare enrollment and claims files, this project will augment these efforts to include linkages to Medicaid claims databases. By successfully expanding MedRIC's capabilities, this project will significantly reduce the burden that researchers and policy analysts face as they investigate health care utilization, quality, and expenditure patterns among low- income individuals, children, and pregnant women.

Public Health Relevance

To promote more effective public policy research on patients with limited income and resources, this project will create new data resources linking NIH survey data with Medicaid claims files. This integration will not only provide researchers higher quality information, but will also reduce the cost for NIH-funded researchers to access and use this linked data.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II (R44)
Project #
4R44AG039918-02
Application #
8442025
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-HDM-K (10))
Program Officer
Bhattacharyya, Partha
Project Start
2011-09-01
Project End
2014-08-31
Budget Start
2012-09-15
Budget End
2013-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$427,119
Indirect Cost
Name
Acumen, LLC
Department
Type
DUNS #
083778964
City
Burlingame
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94010