An Indiana researcher co-authored the first study to look at whether or not an annual wellness visit improves the detection of cognitive impairment.A 2011 mandate of the Affordable Care Act, ACA, added an annual wellness visit for people on Medicare that recommends detected cognitive impairments. The study suggests care providers did not have enough guidance and found there was also no increase in additional cognitive testing, including brain imaging. Fowler says much of her recent research focuses on the impact of early detection of Alzheimer’s. “The interest of early detection is because we really don’t have a lot of evidence to know what are the benefits and risks of early detection,” Fowler says.
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