Burden of Crohn's Disease in the United States Medicaid Population, 2010-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Twenty-five percent of the United States population is enrolled in Medicaid. Rates of Crohn's disease (CD) have not been estimated in the Medicaid population since the Affordable Care Act expansion in 2014. We aimed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of CD by age, sex, and race.

Methods

We identified all 2010-2019 Medicaid CD encounters using codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification versions 9 and 10. Individuals with ≥2 CD encounters were included. Sensitivity analyses were performed on other definitions (eg, ≥1 CD encounter). Incidence required ≥1 year of Medicaid eligibility prior to first CD encounter date (2013-2019). We calculated CD prevalence and incidence using the entire Medicaid population as the denomi

SUBMITTER: Hutfless S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641259 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature