Medicaid as first responder: enrollment is on the rise

Medicaid as first responder: enrollment is on the rise

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Alker, Joan, author
Roygardner, Lauren, author
Contributor(s):
Georgetown University. Center for Children and Families issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, May 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- trends
State Government
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Key Findings: (1) An analysis of administrative data from 21 states finds that total Medicaid enrollment increased by 2.8 percent from February to April of 2020. For a subset of these states (14) it is possible to look at children's enrollment, which has seen similar growth (2.6 percent) across the examined states. (2) Of the examined states, those with the largest increases in total enrollment are: Missouri (6.5 percent), Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin (all 5.1 percent). Montana was the only state showing a decline in Medicaid enrollment. A few states have released May data that suggest larger increases may be on the way. (3) Medicaid enrollment is highly sensitive to changes in unemployment rates; of those losing their employer sponsored health insurance, national studies project that Medicaid will be the most important source of public coverage for those losing employer sponsored insurance, with nearly half projected to be eligible and/or enroll.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101770723 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770723