CMS releases April 2024 enrollment data: Medicaid/CHIP enrollment dropped another million people as Medicaid Unwinding winds down

via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): In April 2024, 81,696,742 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, a decrease of 1,060,543 individuals (1.3%) from March 2024. 74,640,222 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid in April 2024, a decrease of 1,011,238 individuals (1.3%) from March 2024. 7,056,520 individuals were enrolled in CHIP in April 2024, a decrease of 49,305 individuals (0.7%) from March 2024. As of April 2024, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has decreased by 12,171,264 individuals (13.0%) 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 12,090,337 individuals (13.9%). CHIP enrollment has decreased by 80,927 individuals (1.1%). 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%).