Medicaid expansion enrollment tops 500,000, just 100,000 under goal for NC
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- Jul 16, 2024
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People who qualify can sign up at medicaid.ncdhhs.gov, at their county Department of Social Services, or through community support initiatives.
Expansion by the numbers
DHHS said new Medicaid enrollees have filled more than 1.9 million new prescriptions. Medicaid has covered more than $28.6 million in claims for dental services since expansion began.
As of the July 3 update, Forsyth County had 19,382 enrollees, up 695 from the previous update. About 8.4% of adults in the county are participating in Medicaid expansion.
By comparison, Guilford County had 29,218 enrollees, an increase of 1,375 from the previous update. About 8.8% of adults in the county are Medicaid expansion participants.
Guilford and Forsyth rank third and fourth, respectively, in enrollees by county, trailing Mecklenburg at 52,822 and 7.2% of adults, and Wake at 33,396 and 4.4% of adults.
Altogether, there are 65,100 enrollees in the 14-county region of the Triad and northwest N.C., up 3,655 from the previous update.
The other county counts are: Alamance (7,674, 7.3% of adults); Alleghany (562, 9.2%); Ashe (1,167, 8%); Davidson (8,676, 8.4%); Davie (1,734, 6.8%); Randolph (8,668, 10.1%); Rockingham (5,070, 9.5%); Stokes (2,209, 8.2%); Surry (3,924, 9.5%); Watauga (1,352, 3.8%); Wilkes (3,795, 10.1%); and Yadkin (1,669, 7.7%).
Women comprise the majority of new enrollees at 56.5%, while whites represent 57.6% of new enrollees and Blacks 36.6%. About 62.3% of new enrollees live in urban communities.
Nearly 59% of enrollees are either in the 19-to-29 or 30-to-39 age groups.
DHHS said it will soon add more information to its dashboard, such as the number of beneficiaries accessing doctor and dental visits, cancer screenings, behavioral health services and prescriptions.
The dashboard also will provide metrics on the number of Medicaid expansion enrollees with chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
âOur new dashboard will showcase the positive impact of all the lives saved and peace of mind provided for North Carolinians by NC Medicaid,â Kinsley said.
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