CMS releases March 2024 enrollment data: Medicaid/CHIP enrollment dropped another 636K as Medicaid Unwinding started tapering off

via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): In March 2024, 82,751,338 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, a decrease of 636,453 individuals (0.8%) from February 2024. 75,645,578 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid in March 2024, a decrease of 644,997 individuals (0.8%) from February 2024. 7,105,760 individuals were enrolled in CHIP in March 2024, an increase of 8,544 individuals (0.1%) from February 2024. As of March 2024, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has decreased by 11,116,668 individuals (11.8%) 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 11,084,981 individuals (12.8%). CHIP enrollment has decreased by 31,687 individuals (0.4%). Between February 2020 and March 2023, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP increased by 23,023,434 individuals (32.5%) to 93,868,006. Medicaid enrollment increased by 22,681,263 individuals (35.4%). CHIP enrollment increased by 342,171 individuals (5.0%).