Two Year Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Data: Findings from the CMS Performance Indicator Project

Executive Summary

1. See Monthly Medicaid and CHIP reports at http://medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/program-information/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data/medicaid-and-chip-application-eligibility-determination-and-enrollment-data.html. This analysis is based on reports for October 2013 through January 2016.

   All months of data are available for download on a state by state basis on here: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/. Child enrollment data are available here: https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/total-medicaid-and-chip-child-enrollment/.

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Key Findings

1. Connecticut does not report data for Summer 2013 or for February and April 2014; Maine does not report data for Summer 2013 and February through April 2014; North Dakota does not report data for February through June 2014; and Vermont does not report data for November 2014. Moreover, the number of states with the Medicaid expansion in effect changes over the time period, with Michigan moving from non-expansion to expansion status in April 2014, New Hampshire shifting to expansion status in July 2014 and Pennsylvania shifting to expansion status in January 2016. Additionally, Medicaid expansion coverage in Indiana became effective February 2016, after the reporting period.

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Appendix A: Data Overview

1. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/program-information/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data/medicaid-enrollment-data-collected-through-mbes.html

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