05/26
North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots reduced Medicaid health care costs an average of $164 per beneficiary, per month for the 31,597 people enrolled, relative to what would have occurred without HOP participation. The savings were driven by a significant shift in patient care from Emergency Departments and inpatient hospital admissions to outpatient provider care. Participants also experienced a decrease in food, housing, and transportation needs.
View the summary PDF and read more at the NCDHHS’ Healthy Opportunities Pilots site
