Enrollment In Medicaid And CHIP Dropped 3% In 2018

Nationwide enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program declined by 2.2 million in 2018, according to new data released Thursday (April 25) by CMS, and a further analysis by Georgetown University concludes that 861,000 fewer children were covered by Medicaid and CHIP. CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the agency is studying the reasons for the significant decline, but she initially attributed it to the strong economy. “We’ve so far looked at the 7 states w/ the largest enrollment...