Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Trends Since the Beginning of Mandatory Medicaid Expansion - Russell T. Frandsen Last Updated: May 28, 2014
Since the beginning of the Medicaid mandatory expansion as part of federal health care reform in January 2014, the following has happened with caseloads through April 2014:
- Medicaid - caseloads have increased 23,700 or 9% since December 2013.
- The consensus forecast for Medicaid included an increase largely due to currently eligible clients signing up for Medicaid as well as the elimination of an asset test.
- The baseline caseload for Medicaid had decreased 2% or 5,700 clients from July 2013 through December 2013.
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - caseloads have decreased 17,900 or 53% since December 2013.
- The consensus forecast for Medicaid included a large reduction in caseloads due to more children qualifying for Medicaid due to the elimination of the asset test.
- The baseline caseload for CHIP had decreased 3% or 1,100 clients from July 2013 through December 2013.
What does it mean? There might be some additional savings if costs also come in lower than anticipated.
Since the beginning of the Medicaid mandatory expansion as part of federal health care reform in January 2014, the following has happened with caseloads through April 2014:
- Medicaid - caseloads have increased 23,700 or 9% since December 2013.
- The consensus forecast for Medicaid included an increase largely due to currently eligible clients signing up for Medicaid as well as the elimination of an asset test.
- The baseline caseload for Medicaid had decreased 2% or 5,700 clients from July 2013 through December 2013.
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - caseloads have decreased 17,900 or 53% since December 2013.
- The consensus forecast for Medicaid included a large reduction in caseloads due to more children qualifying for Medicaid due to the elimination of the asset test.
- The baseline caseload for CHIP had decreased 3% or 1,100 clients from July 2013 through December 2013.
What does it mean? There might be some additional savings if costs also come in lower than anticipated.