Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Objectives To identify ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes associated with the social determinants
of health (SDOH), determine frequency of use of the code for homelessness across time …

We sought to examine cervical cancer screening barriers by sexual orientation among low-
income women in North Carolina. The MyBodyMyTest-3 Trial recruited low-income women …

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services plans to utilize a data-driven
approach to evaluate the impacts of Medicaid expansion in the state. The evaluation plan …

Not all is bleak, however, as there have been many successes that could contribute to
improvements in CVD and other conditions as well as life expectancy. Awareness of and …

Objective (s) To examine associations between Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE)
measures (proxy for structural racism) for economic and Hispanic/Latino-White racial …

Introduction Effective December 2023, North Carolina expanded Medicaid eligibility to cover
individuals up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. The authors sought to understand the …

Medicaid is a unique approach in ensuring the below poverty population obtains free
insurance coverage under federal and state provisions in the United States. Twelve states …

Home health care services (HHCS) are a cost-effective service option often underutilized by
individuals living in low-income communities. For this population, barriers to care may result …

Background 12 states without expanded Medicaid caused 2 million people who were under
the poverty line across the US to be in Medicaid limbo and not eligible for subsidized health …