Disparities in Health Care Spending and Utilization Among Black and White Medicaid Enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Administrative records indicate that more than half of the 80 million Medicaid enrollees identify as belonging to a racial and ethnic minority group. Despite this, disparities within the Medicaid program remain understudied. For example, we know of no studies examining racial differences in Medicaid spending, a potential measure of how equitably state resources are allocated.

Objectives

To examine whether and to what extent there are differences in health care spending and utilization between Black and White enrollees in Medicaid.

Design setting and participants

This cross-sectional study used calendar year 2016 administrative data from 3 state Medicaid programs and included 1 966 689 Black and White Medicaid enrollees. Analyses were performed between Janua

SUBMITTER: Wallace J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature