Elham Mahmoudi, PhD, MBA, MS
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Elham Mahmoudi is a health economist with over a decade of experience using large-scale national survey and claims data to shape smarter Medicare policy (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/elham.mahmoudi.1/bibliography/publi…). Her work centers on Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, with a particular focus on improving care and outcomes for older adults with complex needs — including those living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) or disability.
A faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Mahmoudi is also a long-standing member of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). Her research has been supported by the NIH/National Institute on Aging (K01 and R01 awards), the Department of Defense, the Alzheimer's Association, and the Nelson Foundation.
Her current R01 project examines whether Medicare Advantage plans improve the value and efficiency of care for people living with ADRD — with a special focus on disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. This work reflects her deep commitment to ensuring that Medicare policy truly serves all those who need it most.
Qualifications
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Postdoctoral Research, GerontologyWayne State University, Institute of Gerontology, Detroit, United States
2009 - 2012
Postdoctoral Research
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberGlobal REACH
Research Overview
Health Economics
Economics of Dementia Care
Equity and Efficiency in Health Care
Recent Publications
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Kalesnikava VA, Madden B, Vugdalic N, Lin P, Mahmoudi E. Innovation in Aging, 2026 Apr 12; igag035Journal ArticleWhen Context Matters: Social Disparities in Preventable Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Dementia
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igag035 -
James TG, Kellampalli S, Palazzolo B, Carbone L, Heizelman R, Mahmoudi E, McKee MM. Appl Clin Inform, 2026 Mar; 17 (2): 145 - 152.Journal ArticleImplementing Clinical Decision Support for Primary Care Preventive Screenings for People with Physical Disabilities.
DOI:10.1055/a-2830-2528 PMID: PMC13004660 -
Perez A, James TG, Mahmoudi E. Health Services Insights, 2026 Jan 1; 19: 1 - 15.Journal ArticleBarriers and Facilitators in Access to Care Among Adults With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: A Qualitative Study Comparing VA and Commercial Insurance
DOI:10.1177/11786329261486136 -
Best MN, Laurent SE, Doyle C, Torres ER, Mahmoudi E, Zahodne LB. J Alzheimers Dis, 2025 Dec 30; 13872877251409190Journal ArticleRacial composition in K-12 schooling and cognitive health of older Black adults.
DOI:10.1177/13872877251409190 PMID: 41468220 -
Wang Y, Lv X, Laestadius LI, Guidry JPD, Mahmoudi E, Kong G, Chang J, Martin A, Yang M, Yan D, Si L, Bustamante AV, Fang H. JAMA Network Open, 2025 Oct 10; 8 (10):Journal ArticleE-Cigarette Sales to School-Uniformed Adolescents in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.35623 PMID: 41071555 -
Lin P, Doza A, Gurney ZC, Rodriguez GM, Mahmoudi E. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025 Sep 1; 106 (9): 1331 - 1338.Journal ArticleA 5-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Study of Health Care Use and Costs Before and After Incident Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2025.02.012 PMID: 40015497 -
Doza A, Lin P, Rodriguez GM, Cigolle C, Mahmoudi E. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2025 Sep 1; 31 (4): 188 - 198.Journal ArticleIdentifying Likely Incidents of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and Elevated Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Health Care Cost Institute Data
DOI:10.46292/sci24-00050 PMID: 41268140 -
Vahdati S, Mahmoudi E, Ganjizadeh A, Chao C, Erickson BJ. Radiol Adv, 2025 Jul; 2 (4): umaf024Journal ArticleDecoding large language models for radiology: strategies for fine-tuning and prompt engineering.
DOI:10.1093/radadv/umaf024 PMID: PMC12429228
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