In 2023, just four in ten Medicaid/CHIP enrollees were White, non-Hispanic. In comparison, roughly three-quarters of Medicare beneficiaries were White. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion in 2014, has helped reduce racial disparities in access to healthcare in the United States. Medicaid eligibility Medicaid provides health coverage to certain low-income individuals, families, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Each state has its own Medicaid eligibility criteria in accordance with federal guidelines. As a result, Medicaid eligibility and benefits differ widely from state to state. Medicaid expansion provision under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to provide coverage for low-income adults by expanding eligibility for Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL). Medicaid coverage gap Uninsured individuals who live in states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are referred to as being in the Medicaid coverage gap. As of January 2021, 12 states have not adopted the Medicaid expansion provision under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). More than two million uninsured adults fall into this coverage gap, and among them, more than 60 percent are people of color.

Over ** million Americans were estimated to be enrolled in the Medicaid program as of 2023. That is a significant increase from around ** million ten years earlier. Medicaid is basically a joint federal and state health program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families. Currently, Medicaid is responsible for ** percent of the nation’s health care bill, making it the third-largest payer behind private insurances and Medicare. From the beginning to ObamacareMedicaid was implemented in 1965 and since then has become the largest source of medical services for Americans with low income and limited resources. The program has become particularly prominent since the introduction of President Obama’s health reform – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - in 2010. Medicaid was largely impacted by this reform, for states now had the opportunity to expand Medicaid eligibility to larger parts of the uninsured population. Thus, the percentage of uninsured in the United States decreased from over ** percent in 2010 to *** percent in 2022. Who is enrolled in Medicaid?Medicaid enrollment is divided mainly into four groups of beneficiaries: children, adults under 65 years of age, seniors aged 65 years or older, and disabled people. Children are the largest group, with a share of approximately ** percent of enrollees. However, their share of Medicaid expenditures is relatively small, with around ** percent. Compared to that, disabled people, accounting for **** percent of total enrollment, were responsible for **** percent of total expenditures. Around half of total Medicaid spending goes to managed care and health plans.

California has more Medicaid and CHIP enrollees than any other state in the United States. As of April 2023, approximately ** million Americans were enrolled in the Medicaid health insurance programs in California, which accounted for approximately ** percent of the total number of Medicaid enrollees nationwide (**** million). Blow to Medicaid expansion plans California is one of many states that has expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to encourage more low-income adults to sign up for health coverage. One of the original aims of the ACA was to limit some of the variations in state Medicaid programs, but the Supreme Court ruled that the expansion should be optional. Governors of the states that did not expand said they were concerned about long-term costs. California is the leading state for Medicaid expenditure, spending approximately **** billion U.S. dollars in FY2020. Health coverage for children The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was created as a complement to Medicaid, expanding the reach of government-funded health coverage to more children in low-income families. As of May 2021, over **** million children were enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP programs in California, more than any other state. As of January 2021, the median Medicaid/CHIP eligibility level for children was *** percent of the federal poverty level.

In 2023, some 47.6 percent of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees were aged between 18 and 64 years, while adults aged 65 years accounted for only eight percent of enrollees. Medicaid program is funded jointly by the federal and the state governments, it provided coverage to nearly 19.5 percent of the U.S. population in 2022. Medicaid vs CHIPMedicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) both provide health insurance coverage for children from low-income families. Children who are not eligible for Medicaid but who would otherwise be unable to obtain insurance through a family plan are covered by CHIP. More than five million children were enrolled in CHIP in the U.S. in 2023. Medicaid and CHIP funding rateThe Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) are used to calculate the amount of federal matching funds for State Medicare and CHIP programs. To encourage states to expand coverage for uninsured children the federal matching rates for CHIP are generally 15 points higher than the Medicaid rate. However, unlike permanent federal funding for Medicaid, CHIP federal funding is capped and due to expire in FY 2027.

The CMS Program Statistics - Medicare Premium tables provide information on counts of Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) total premium, standard base premium, reduced base premium, and penalty beneficiaries. In addition, these tables include premium amounts and penalty amounts. For the Part B premium tables, information on Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) beneficiaries, IRMAA amounts, Managed Care Reduction beneficiaries and Managed Care Reduction amounts are also included. For additional information on enrollment, providers, and Medicare use and payment, visit the CMS Program Statistics page. These data do not exist in a machine-readable format, so the view data and API options are not available. Please use the download function to access the data. Below is the list of tables: MDCR PREMIUMS 1. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part A Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts, Yearly Trend MDCR PREMIUMS 2. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part A Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts by Demographic Characteristics and Medicare-Medicaid Enrollment Status MDCR PREMIUMS 3. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part A Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts, by Area of Residence MDCR PREMIUMS 4. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part B Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts, Yearly Trend MDCR PREMIUMS 5. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part B Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts by Demographic Characteristics and Medicare-Medicaid Enrollment Status MDCR PREMIUMS 6. Medicare Premiums: Medicare Part B Premium Beneficiaries and Amounts, by Area of Residence

The Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report profiles enrollment statistics on Medicaid managed care programs on a plan-specific level. The managed care enrollment statistics include enrollees receiving comprehensive benefits and limited benefits and are point-in-time counts.

1. Total Medicaid Enrollees represents an unduplicated count of all beneficiaries in FFS and any type of managed care, including Medicaid-only and Medicare-Medicaid ("dual") enrollees.
2. Total Medicaid enrollment in Any Type of Managed Care represents an unduplicated count of beneficiaries enrolled in any Medicaid managed care program, including comprehensive MCOs, limited benefit MCOs, and PCCMs.
3. The “Medicaid Enrollment in Comprehensive Managed Care” column represents an unduplicated count of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care plan that provides comprehensive benefits (acute, primary care, specialty, and any other), or PACE program. It excludes beneficiaries who are enrolled in a Financial Alignment Demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Plan as their only form of managed care.
4. The “Medicaid Enrollment in Comprehensive MCOs Under ACA Section VIII Expansion” column is a subset of the total reported in column C and includes individuals who are enrolled in comprehensive MCOs and are low-income adults, with or without dependent children, eligible for Medicaid under ACA Section VIII.
5. n/a" indicates that a state or territory was either not able to report data or does not operate a managed care program.

The Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report profiles enrollment statistics on Medicaid managed care programs on a plan-specific level. The managed care enrollment statistics include enrollees receiving comprehensive benefits and limited benefits and are point-in-time counts. Total Medicaid Enrollees represents an unduplicated count of all beneficiaries in FFS and any type of managed care, including Medicaid-only and Medicare-Medicaid ("dual") enrollees. Total Medicaid enrollment in Any Type of Managed Care represents an unduplicated count of beneficiaries enrolled in any Medicaid managed care program, including comprehensive MCOs, limited benefit MCOs, and PCCMs. The “Medicaid Enrollment in Comprehensive Managed Care” column represents an unduplicated count of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care plan that provides comprehensive benefits (acute, primary care, specialty, and any other), or PACE program. It excludes beneficiaries who are enrolled in a Financial Alignment Demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Plan as their only form of managed care. The “Medicaid Enrollment in Comprehensive MCOs Under ACA Section VIII Expansion” column is a subset of the total reported in column C and includes individuals who are enrolled in comprehensive MCOs and are low-income adults, with or without dependent children, eligible for Medicaid under ACA Section VIII. n/a" indicates that a state or territory was either not able to report data or does not operate a managed care program.

Analysis of ‘Managed Care Enrollment Summary’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/730ae026-2760-41fb-b423-6a55a1eb54c3 on 26 January 2022.

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The Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report profiles enrollment statistics on Medicaid managed care programs on a plan-specific level. The managed care enrollment statistics include enrollees receiving comprehensive benefits and limited benefits and are point-in-time counts.

1. Total Medicaid Enrollees represents an unduplicated count of all beneficiaries in FFS and any type of managed care, including Medicaid-only and Medicare-Medicaid ("dual") enrollees.
2. Total Medicaid enrollment in Any Type of Managed Care represents an unduplicated count of beneficiaries enrolled in any Medicaid managed care program, including comprehensive MCOs, limited benefit MCOs, and PCCMs.
3. Medicaid Enrollment in Comprehensive Managed Care represents an unduplicated count of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care plan that provides comprehensive benefits (acute, primary care, specialty, and any other), as well as PACE programs. It excludes beneficiaries who are enrolled in a Financial Alignment Initiative Medicare-Medicaid Plan as their only form of managed care.
4. Medicaid Newly Eligible Adults Enrolled in Comprehensive MCOs represents individuals who are enrolled in comprehensive MCOs and are low-income adults, with or without dependent children, newly eligible for Medicaid under ACA Section VIII, and not covered under a waiver or other authority prior to 2014.

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In 2023, the criminal cases opened by Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) resulted in 814 convictions for fraud. PCS (personal care services) attendants and agencies accounted for 279 fraud convictions, which was significantly more than any other provider type. Overall fraud convictions in 2023 were lower than previous year.

Total criminal convictions increase MFCUs investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud, but also patient abuse or neglect in nursing homes and care facilities. Convictions involving personal care service assistants accounted for nearly a quarter of all the convictions for abuse or neglect in 2020. Overall, the criminal cases opened by MFCUs resulted in 1,143 convictions in 2023, which was lower than the previous year.

Who is eligible for Medicaid? Medicaid is a health care program that helps eligible groups of people obtain health insurance. The plan primarily serves low-income groups, including children, parents, and pregnant women. Historically, low-income adults without children were excluded from the program. However, the Affordable Care Act – signed into law by President Obama in 2010 – created the opportunity for states to expand their Medicaid programs to cover nearly all low-income adults under the age of 65.

Demographic characteristics by medicaid type and perinatal period, Oregon and South Carolina 2014–2019.

The CMS Data Compendium provides key statistics about CMS programs and national health expenditures. The CMS Data Compendium contains historic, current, and projected data on Medicare enrollment and Medicaid recipients, expenditures, and utilization. Data pertaining to budget, administrative and operating costs, individual income, financing, and health care providers and suppliers are also included. National health expenditure data not specific to the Medicare or Medicaid programs are also included. The CMS report was published annually in electronic form and is available for each year from 2002 through 2011. The 2011 version is the last version of this publication. Similar information is available in the Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement and the CMS Statistics, which are both published annually.

The CMS Data Compendium provides key statistics about CMS programs and national health expenditures. The CMS Data Compendium contains historic, current, and projected data on Medicare enrollment and Medicaid recipients, expenditures, and utilization. Data pertaining to budget, administrative and operating costs, individual income, financing, and health care providers and suppliers are also included. National health expenditure data not specific to the Medicare or Medicaid programs are also included. The CMS report was published annually in electronic form and is available for each year from 2002 through 2011. The 2011 version is the last version of this publication. Similar information is available in the Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement and the CMS Statistics, which are both published annually.

This dataset contains aggregate Medicaid payments, and counts for eligible recipients and recipients served by month and county in Iowa, starting with month ending 1/31/2011. Eligibility groups are a category of people who meet certain common eligibility requirements. Some Medicaid eligibility groups cover additional services, such as nursing facility care and care received in the home. Others have higher income and resource limits, charge a premium, only pay the Medicare premium or cover only expenses also paid by Medicare, or require the recipient to pay a specific dollar amount of their medical expenses. Eligible Medicaid recipients may be considered medically needy if their medical costs are so high that they use up most of their income. Those considered medically needy are responsible for paying some of their medical expenses. This is called meeting a spend down. Then Medicaid would start to pay for the rest. Think of the spend down like a deductible that people pay as part of a private insurance plan.

Population and perinatal outpatient utilization by medicaid type and perinatal period, Oregon and South Carolina 2014–2019.

Medicaid is an important public health insurance for individuals with a low income, those that are pregnant, disabled or are children. It was projected that by 2020 there would be approximately 76.7 million Medicaid enrollees. By 2027 that number is expected to increase to 82 million individuals covered.

Medicaid in the focus

Medicaid has recently been in the news for several reasons. A proposed Medicaid expansion was announced with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. According to the expansion, all states were given the option to expand Medicaid programs to help provide insurance coverage to millions of U.S. Americans. As of 2019, 32 states have accepted federal funding to expand their Medicaid programs. Medicaid, after Medicare and private insurance, provides a significant proportion of the total health expenditures in the United States. In general, Medicaid expenditure, like the number of enrollees, has been growing over time.

Medicaid demographics

A significant proportion of Medicaid enrollees in the U.S. are children and low-income adults. Despite children accounting for most of the enrollees in the Medicaid program, the largest percentage of expenditures for Medicaid is dedicated to those enrolled as a disabled individual. Expenditures for the program also vary regionally. The states with the highest Medicaid expenditures include California, New York and Texas, to name a few.

ACA Medicaid expansion effects on SNAP benefit amount and characteristics of participating households.

ACA Medicaid expansion effects on SNAP receipt by household composition.

The purpose of this exchange is to identify any Medicare beneficiary who may be eligible for Medicare cost sharing under the Medicaid program, notify these potential Medicare buy-in eligible beneficiaries about the Medicare cost-sharing programs, and inform the states of potential buy-in eligible beneficiaries. Medicare Savings Programs are state-administered Medicaid programs which subsidize Medicare beneficiary costs. These programs usually follow SSI methods for counting income and resources but have higher limits. The income tests are based on a percentage of the Federal poverty guidelines and vary by program. Each year, two separate files will be created. The first file is scheduled for April and includes the QMB/SLMB/QI file. The second file is scheduled for November and includes the QDWI file.

In the fiscal year 2022, Medicaid expenditure in California amounted to a total of about 119 billion U.S. dollars, of which 81 billion U.S. dollars were federal-funded and approximately 38 billion U.S. dollars were state-funded. California had, as expected, the highest spending and also the largest number of people enrolled in Medicaid in the United States. The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) varies by state depending on the state's per capita income compared to the national average.

2023 saw the largest expenditures on Medicaid in U.S. history. At that time about 894 billion U.S. dollars were expended on the Medicaid public health insurance program that aims to provide affordable health care options to low income residents and people with disabilities. Medicaid was signed into law in 1965. By 1975 around 13 billion U.S. dollars were spent on the program. Groups covered by Medicaid There are several components of the Medicaid health insurance program. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was started in 1997 to provide health coverage to families and children that could not afford care. As of 2021, children represented the largest distribution of Medicaid enrollees. Despite having the largest proportion of enrollees, those that were enrolled in Medicaid as children had the lowest spending per enrollee. As of 2021, disabled Medicaid enrollees had the highest spending per enrollee. Medicaid expenditures Currently, Medicaid accounts for 19 percent of all health care expenditure in the United States. Expenditures on Medicaid programs vary among the U.S. states and depend heavily on whether Medicaid expansion was accepted after the Affordable Care Act was enacted. California and New York are the top states with the highest Medicaid expenditures. It is projected that Medicaid expenditure will continue to increase at both the state and federal levels.