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

Challenge

Medicaid coverage disruptions among children in North Carolina had not been systematically quantified, limiting understanding of how coverage instability affects pediatric healthcare access.

Solution

Target RWE researchers analyzed North Carolina Medicaid enrollment records to characterize coverage disruption patterns among children from 2016 to 2018, identifying the prevalence, timing, and predictors of enrollment gaps and churning.

Impact

Establishing the scope of pediatric Medicaid coverage disruption in North Carolina provides health policy partners with evidence for designing continuous coverage policies.