Description of Enrollees, Visits, and Prescriptions in the North Carolina Medicaid Program, 1998–2000
| Characteristics | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollees | |||
| No. | 1,204,728 | 1,228,641 | 1,232,271 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 29 (28)10 | 28 (28) | 27 (27) |
| Female, % | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Race, % | |||
| Black | 50 | 48 | 46 |
| Hispanic | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| White | 38 | 40 | 42 |
| Other | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Average length of enrollment, years | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.80 |
| Total person-years | 915,873 | 931,810 | 986,260 |
| Visits | |||
| No. | 1,959,412 | 1,968,187 | 1,866,831 |
| Type, % | |||
| New | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Follow-up | 88.5 | 89.5 | 89.8 |
| Consultation | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Complexity, % | |||
| Minimally | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Somewhat | 20.5 | 19.7 | 17.8 |
| Moderately | 58.9 | 60.1 | 61.2 |
| Highly | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Extremely | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Average No. of visits per person-year | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Prescriptions | |||
| No. | 11,895,277 | 13,247,904 | 15,261,907 |
| Expenditures, $ | 460,748,584 | 575,379,831 | 748,432,849 |
| Average prescription cost, $ | 39 | 43 | 49 |
| Average No. of prescriptions per person-year | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
| Cost of prescription coverage per person-year, $ | 503 | 617 | 759 |