RevCycle Intelligence August 11, 2020
Job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic are leading to major insurance coverage disruptions, with major increases in Medicaid enrollment already evident in some states, a new study shows.
In the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid enrollment increased by at least 2.3 million Americans, according to researchers from the University of Minnesota.
Medicaid enrollment grew by 1.7 million individuals in the 26 states that reported enrollment data between March 1, 2020, through June 1, 2020.
But that number grew significantly after accounting for seven states that published Medicaid enrollment data just through May 1, 2020, the study published in Health Affairs showed.
Additionally, in ten of the states analyzed, the percentage growth in Medicaid enrollment over the short...