CMS releases January 2024 enrollment data: Medicaid/CHIP enrollment dropped another 1.0M as Medicaid Unwinding continued

via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): • In January 2024, 84,041,447 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, a decrease of 1,056,384 individuals (1.2%) from December 2023. 76,930,368 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid in January 2024, a decrease of 983,655 individuals (1.3%) from December 2023. 7,111,079 individuals were enrolled in CHIP in January 2024, a decrease of 72,729 individuals (1.0%) from December 2023. As of January 2024, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has decreased by 9,826,559 individuals (10.5%) since March 2023, the final month of the Medicaid continuous enrollment condition under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Medicaid enrollment has decreased by 9,800,191 individuals (11.3%). CHIP enrollment has decreased by 26,368 individuals (0.4%). Between February 2020 and March 2023, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP increased by 22,992,937 individuals (32.4%) to 93,868,006. Medicaid enrollment increased by 22,650,766 individuals (35.3%). CHIP enrollment increased by 342,171 individuals (5.0%).