North Carolina Healthy Opportunities Pilot Evaluation One-Pager

The evaluation was released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on May 29, 2026. The Healthy Opportunities Pilot program operated from March 15, 2022 through June 30, 2025. HOP used Medicaid funding to pay for targeted, evidence-based, non-medical services (including housing, food, transportation, and interpersonal safety) affects health outcomes and Medicaid costs.

The evaluation was conducted by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina. It focused on changes in utilization and costs from March 15, 2022, through November 30, 2024. The researchers found the program . . .