A pandemic provision kept states from disenrolling Medicaid recipients for years. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, this provision ended on March 31, 2023.
The Office of Health Policy projects that 17.4% of those enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or approximately 15 million people, will lose coverage. Here’s how millions gained or continued coverage over the pandemic — and who will lose coverage soon.