Limited preventive care among Medicaid enrollees with HIV in the US South.

ABSTRACT: Routine preventive care (RPC) services are recommended for people with HIV, who have higher risk of certain preventable conditions. We used a pooled cross-section of patient-years to examine receipt of 5 annual RPC services among Medicaid enrollees in the US South. Data were person-level administrative claims (Medicaid Analytic eXtract, 2008-2012) and county-level characteristics for 16 Southern states plus District of Columbia. Generalized estimating equations estimated the probability of lipid, glucose, syphilis, and cervical cancer (women only) screenings and influenza vaccination. We also examined service receipt among subgroups including enrollees requiring more general or HIV-specific care, in managed care, < 45 years and, separately, Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White enrolle

SUBMITTER: Kiernan JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742991 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature