Estimating Eligibility and Uptake of Federally Facilitated Marketplace Insurance in North Carolina in the Second Open Enrollment Period
As the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) enters its third open enrollment period, focus is shifting toward examining which communities have lower uptake in coverage and how to increase enrollment. In national analysis of the first open enrollment period, Holmes and colleagues found that rural areas had lower rates of plan selections. However, these estimates are potentially misleading due to data suppression in smaller, isolated areas. Nationwide, 60% of all isolated ZIP codes were suppressed for having less than 50 enrollees per ZIP code; in North Carolina, 115 of the 807 ZIP codes were suppressed. In this analysis, the NC Rural Health Research Program estimates health insurance eligibility and enrollment among previously suppressed areas to help inform future outreach and enrollment assistance efforts throughout the state. Click below to read the brief and see the table and map illustrating where potential eligibles reside in North Carolina.
Estimating Eligibility and Uptake of Federally Facilitated Marketplace Insurance in North Carolina in the Second Open Enrollment Period