Dataset Information

Medicaid Coverage Disruptions Among Children Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid From 2016 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Brief disruptions in insurance coverage among eligible participants are associated with poorer health outcomes for children.

Objective

To describe factors associated with coverage disruptions among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid from 2016 to 2018 and estimate the outcome of preventing such disruptions on medical expenditures.

Design setting and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study using North Carolina Medicaid claims data. All enrolled individuals were aged 1 to 20 years on January 1, 2016, and with 30 days of prior continuous enrollment. Children were observed from January 1, 2016, until December 31, 2018. Analyses were conducted from June 2020 through December 2020.