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title: Postpartum Medicaid enrollment and churn in North Carolina.
description: >-
  Explore this publication on real-world evidence: Postpartum Medicaid
  enrollment and churn in North Carolina..
date: '2022-01-01'
category: Publications
tags:
  - American Journal Of Obstetrics Gynecology
  - Abstract / Manuscript
  - R&D
  - Care
  - Methods/Pharmacoepi
  - Health Policy/Medicaid
  - Health System Partner
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## Challenge

Postpartum Medicaid enrollment transitions including coverage gaps and churn in North Carolina had not been quantified, creating a blind spot in understanding health system pathways affecting maternal healthcare access.

## Solution

Target RWE researchers analyzed North Carolina Medicaid enrollment data to characterize postpartum coverage patterns, quantifying the prevalence and timing of enrollment gaps, churn, and lapses among newly postpartum women.

## Impact

Documenting postpartum Medicaid coverage instability in North Carolina provides state health policy partners with actionable evidence for designing continuous coverage interventions protecting maternal health access.