Preventive Care Needs of the North Carolina Medicaid Expansion Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Effective December 2023, North Carolina expanded Medicaid eligibility to cover individuals up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. The authors sought to understand the preventive care needs of the newly Medicaid-eligible population.

Methods

The authors conducted a repeat cross-sectional analysis using the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. The authors defined the Medicaid expansion population as those aged 18-64 years with household incomes below 138% Federal Poverty Level and reporting no current source of insurance. The authors compared with those enrolled in traditional Medicaid and all nonelderly adult North Carolinians, evaluating up-to-date use of preventive care services. Survey weights were used to esti

SUBMITTER: Spencer JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature