Patterns in Maryland Medicaid enrollment among persons with AIDS.

PubMedPublished 1 January 1995

Bartnyska Lm, M Schactman, Julia Hidalgo

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The trends in Medicaid enrollment among PWAs are examined and a Markov model is used to analyze the patterns in Medicaid eligibility as enrollees move between assistance categories to find distinct, predictable patterns among different subpopulations.

Abstract

The percentage of persons with AIDS (PWAs) enrolling in Medicaid is increasing by 3.7% annually. This paper examines the trends in Medicaid enrollment among PWAs and uses a Markov model to analyze the patterns in Medicaid eligibility as enrollees move between assistance categories. We found most Medicaid-eligible PWAs were Medicaid recipients prior to their AIDS diagnosis and differed significantly from non-Medicaid PWAs. The PWAs shifted considerably among the various Medicaid eligibility categories and we found distinct, predictable patterns among different subpopulations. A high percentage of PWAs were enrolled in a state-funded category, which is detrimental to both the PWAs and the state.

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