PwC October, 2017
Stability amidst considerable future uncertainty. Medicaid enrollment For the first time in four years, overall enrollment in Medicaid did not grow materially as no new states elected to expand coverage, the economy continued to strengthen, and a number of states sought to more aggressively
redetermine eligibility status. Total enrollment increased by a nominal 98,000 Americans (or 0.13%) to end with 74.8 million covered by a physical health Medicaid program, translating to 23.2% of the US population. One of the key factors leading to the lack of any material increase in total enrollment was California, historically the largest driver of enrollment growth and the largest Medicaid program, shrinking by 250,000 beneficiaries to end with total enrollment of 13.3 million. This decline...