Fierce Healthcare June 23, 2020
Medicaid managed care enrollment increased by more than double between 2010 and 2018, according to a new analysis.
The report, compiled by the Menges Group and backed by America’s Health Insurance Plans, found that managed care enrollment reached about 56 million in 2018, an increase of 121% from about 26 million enrollees in 2010.
Managed care plans covered 75% of Medicaid enrollees in 2018, compared to 50% in 2010, according to the report. Capitated payments to managed care plans have exceeded fee-for-service payments since fiscal year 2017.
AHIP CEO Matt Eyles said in a statement that as states increasingly rely on managed care plans to administer their Medicaid programs, such plans have been a critical tool in the response to...