How much is spent per Medicaid enrollee in North Carolina?
Updated annually
In fiscal year (FY) 2023, $6,551 per enrollee. That is 7.2% lower than the previous year adjusted for inflation. Benefit spending per enrollee may reflect a number of factors in a given state, including eligibility requirements, coverage policies and overall demographics.
$6.55K
benefit spending per Medicaid enrollee (FY 2023)
-7.2%
benefit spending per Medicaid enrollee (FY 2023)
North Carolina's benefit spending per enrollee was 39% lower than the US average of $9,109 in FY 2023.
In FY 2023, North Carolina spent $6,551 per Medicaid enrollee on benefits.
Total inflation-adjusted Medicaid benefit spending per enrollee, by fiscal year
Costs per enrollee vary by types of enrollees. In North Carolina, people with disabilities had a per-enrollee cost of $22,100, the highest among eligibility groups in FY 2022, the latest year of data available. Seniors (age 65 and older) had the second-highest per-enrollee cost at $16,068.
For comparison, other adults primarily without dependent children had the lowest per-enrollee cost at $0.
In FY 2022, people with disabilities had the highest per enrollee cost among groups eligible for Medicaid in North Carolina.
Total Medicaid spending per enrollee, by eligibilty group
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