Health Payer Intelligence April 13, 2021
The increase in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment was largely due to the economic and regulatory impacts of the coronavirus and impacted Medicaid enrollment more than CHIP.
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment increased through November 2020, as anticipated, Kaiser Family Foundation data note.
“Increases in enrollment reflect changes in the economy (as more people experience income and job loss and become eligible and enroll in Medicaid and CHIP coverage) and provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that require states to ensure continuous coverage to current Medicaid and CHIP enrollees to access a temporary increase in the Medicaid/CHIP match rates,” the data note explained.
The data showed that experts’ original projections were not too far from...
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