Primary care visits and ambulatory care sensitive diabetes hospitalizations among adult Alabama Medicaid beneficiaries

Diabetes and disease sequelae represent a significant chronic disease burden that disproportionately affects minority and low-income populations, and residents of the Southeastern United States [1,2]. Individuals with diabetes use more medical care, have greater out-of-pocket medical costs and experience losses of productivity of over $200 billion annually [3]. Medicaid is a United States ’ government program that provides health coverage to low-income families, qualified pregnant women, and some individuals with disability, with specific eligibility criteria varying by state; it is the single largest source of health coverage in the United States [4].

Source: Primary Care Diabetes - November 9, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Janet M. Bronstein, Lei Huang, John P. Shelley, Emily B. Levitan, Caroline A. Presley, April A. Agne, Favel L. Mondesir, Kevin R. Riggs, Maria Pisu, Andrea L. Cherrington Tags: Original research Source Type: research