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Trends in the Supply, Utilization, and Payment for Primary Care Services in New Jersey FamilyCare before and after ACA Medicaid Expansion

This report examines trends in the supply of primary care services to NJ FamilyCare – which includes Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – during a time of rising enrollment and multiple changes in primary care payment policy at the federal and state levels.

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has raised questions about whether and how the program will be able to meet the rising demand for demand for services from new enrollees. The supply of primary care services is of particular concern. Numerous reports have warned about national shortages in the supply of primary care physicians overall and many practicing physicians do not participate in Medicaid.