What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us?
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...
View ArticleMedicaid and Racial Health Equity
The federal government and many states have identified health equity as a key priority for the Medicaid program. This issue brief explains how Medicaid can help address racial health disparities...
View Article10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment...
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...
View Article10 Things to Know About Medicaid
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...
View ArticleDo State Decisions to Prioritize Renewals for Medicaid Enrollees Who are...
Some states are prioritizing Medicaid renewals for enrollees flagged as likely to be ineligible. Early data from Arizona, Idaho, and Pennsylvania show disenrollment rates for flagged enrollees are...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccine Access for Uninsured Adults this Fall
This policy watch provides an overview of how uninsured adults currently access recommended vaccines, how they have accessed COVID-19 vaccines thus far, including what is known about their vaccine...
View ArticleInsurance Coverage of Updated COVID-19 Vaccines: A Cheat Sheet
This cheat sheet provides details on coverage rules by insurance type and for people who are uninsured.
View ArticleNew KFF Focus Groups Reveal Medicaid Enrollee Experiences During Unwinding
Over six months after the expiration of pandemic-era enrollment protections, at least 27 million Medicaid enrollees—or roughly one-in-three enrollees across the country—have completed their state’s...
View ArticleNavigating the Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: A Look at...
To better understand the experiences of Medicaid enrollees who have completed the renewal process since the start of the unwinding period, KFF conducted five virtual focus groups in September to learn...
View ArticleMedicaid Officials Anticipate Sharp Enrollment Declines and Increases in...
The 23rd annual survey of state Medicaid directors finds that states expect national Medicaid enrollment will decline by 8.6% in state fiscal year (FY) 2024 as state Medicaid agencies continue to...
View ArticleA Look at Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Trends and an Array of Policy...
Hear from National Medicaid Experts about Trends in Medicaid Finances, Key Policies and Challenges Beyond the Unwinding As states continue to manage the unwinding of the pandemic-related continuous...
View ArticleKey Facts about the Uninsured Population
This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2022, examines the characteristics of the nonelderly uninsured population, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having...
View ArticleWith More than Half of Medicaid Enrollees Awaiting their Renewal Process, New...
At the beginning of 2024, nine months into states’ efforts to unwind the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision and reverify enrollees’ eligibility, states have completed renewals for less than half...
View ArticleCommercialization of COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Tests: Implications...
With the depletion of the federal-purchased supply of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests following the end of the public health emergency, this resource provides an overview of the implications of...
View ArticleSection 1115 Waiver Watch: Continuous Eligibility Waivers
The pandemic continuous enrollment provision and other research show that continuous eligibility reduces Medicaid disenrollment and “churn” rates and helps to ensure stable coverage. As many Medicaid...
View ArticleHow Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if...
Ten years after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage options, ten states have not adopted the Medicaid expansion, leaving 1.5 million uninsured people without an affordable...
View ArticleThree Questions About Medicaid Unwinding: What We Know and What to Expect
Ten months into the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision, states have conducted renewals for roughly half of all enrollees in the program. This policy watch examines three key...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the Remaining Uninsured Population Eligible for Medicaid and...
This issue brief examines the characteristics of the remaining uninsured population who are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP using 2022 national survey data. Despite improvements in coverage, 25.6 million...
View ArticleKFF Survey of Medicaid Unwinding
KFF's survey examines adults who had Medicaid coverage in early 2023, just before states resumed eligibility checks and disenrollments after pandemic-era protections ended. Nearly a quarter (23%) of...
View ArticleNearly a Quarter of People Who Say They Were Disenrolled from Medicaid During...
Nearly a quarter (23%) of adults who say they were disenrolled from Medicaid since early 2023 report being uninsured now, finds a new KFF national survey examining how the unwinding affected enrollees....
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