10 Things to Know About Medicaid June 30, 2023 Issue Brief Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health care and long-term services and supports to more than 90 million low-income people in the United States. In 2023, Medicaid programs are facing new challenges and millions of enrollees are at risk of losing coverage as states unwind the continuous enrollment provision that was put in place early in the pandemic to ensure stable coverage.
Medicaid Expansion Has Had Beneficial Effects on Some Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes June 29, 2023 News Release A new KFF review of more than three dozen studies published between April 2021 and June 2023 finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act is associated with beneficial effects on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The studies, which echo findings of previous research, find that…
What Does the Recent Literature Say About Medicaid Expansion?: Impacts on Sexual and Reproductive Health June 29, 2023 Issue Brief This brief summarizes recent studies on the impacts of Medicaid expansion on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
States Received Over $117 Billion in Enhanced Federal Medicaid Funding for Pausing Disenrollments During the Pandemic; Non-Expansion States Received a Disproportionate Share June 16, 2023 News Release A new KFF analysis finds that states received over $117 billion in enhanced federal Medicaid funding in exchange for pausing disenrollments during the first three years of the pandemic. The injection of federal money enabled states to spend less of their own funds on Medicaid even as enrollment rose by…
Fiscal Implications for Medicaid of Enhanced Federal Funding and Continuous Enrollment June 16, 2023 Issue Brief This brief examines how Medicaid spending changed during the continuous enrollment period and estimates the amount of enhanced federal funding states received during the continuous enrollment period.
10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision June 9, 2023 Issue Brief Medicaid enrollment increased since the start of the pandemic, primarily due to the continuous enrollment provision. KFF estimates that between 8 million and 24 million people will lose Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision. The Medicaid continuous enrollment provision stopped “churn” among Medicaid enrollees. States approaches…
What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us? May 31, 2023 Blog As states begin to unwind the COVID emergency continuous enrollment provision and resume Medicaid disenrollments, early data from a handful of states – highlighted on KFF’s regularly-updated Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker — reveal wide variation in disenrollment rates.
Survey Finds Many Medicaid Enrollees Unprepared for Eligibility Renewal Process, and Some Believe They Could Struggle to Find Coverage or End Up Uninsured if They Lose Medicaid May 24, 2023 News Release A KFF survey of Medicaid enrollees largely fielded prior to states resuming their efforts to redetermine Medicaid enrollees’ eligibility reveals many enrollees are unprepared for the renewal process that could result in some losing their coverage either due to eligibility changes or paperwork issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, states suspended…
The Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: Knowledge and Experiences of Enrollees May 24, 2023 Poll Finding This brief gauges Medicaid enrollees’ knowledge of the Medicaid renewal process and possible disenrollment, following the end of continuous enrollment on March 31, 2023.
State Policy Choices Are Likely to Affect the Extent of Medicaid Enrollment Declines During the Unwinding Period May 9, 2023 Issue Brief The unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision will play out differently across the states based on policy choices states have made and variation in their administrative infrastructures. Some states have adopted multiple policies that are more likely to promote continued coverage among those who remain eligible.