Fiscal Highlights - May 2014

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Trends Since the Beginning of Mandatory Medicaid Expansion - Russell T. Frandsen ( PDF)

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.  
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