The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—all key connectors to care for more than 135 million Americans. [1]
Medicaid/CHIP
The June 2021 [2] Medicaid/CHIP enrollment snapshot shows more than an estimated 83 million individuals now have access to comprehensive, life-saving coverage through Medicaid and CHIP. This represents an increase of 433,963 compared to figures for May 2021. Since February 2020, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has increased by 12,507,181 individuals or 17.7%.
Enrollment Snapshot
June 2021
May 2021
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) continues to play a significant role in Medicaid/CHIP enrollment, which is why CMS continues to develop tools and strategies to support operations and enrollees in times of crisis, including granting states additional temporary flexibilities in their Medicaid and CHIP operations.
Medicare
As of October 2021, the total Medicare enrollment is 63,964,675. Original Medicare enrollment is 36,045,321, and Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plan enrollment is 27,919,354. This includes enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans with and without prescription drug coverage. Medicare Part D enrollment is 49,141,158, which includes enrollment in stand-alone prescription drug plans as well as Medicare Advantage plans that offer prescription drug coverage. This enrollment information is updated monthly and can be viewed here: https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-beneficiary-enrollment/medicare-and-medicaid-reports/medicare-monthly-enrollment.
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[1] Over 11 million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, so are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs. As a result, adding the enrollment figures for the programs means these individuals are counted twice. The total of 135 million only counts dually eligible individuals once.
[2] Enrollment data for Medicare and Medicaid/CHIP are compiled on different timelines owing to the unique nature of each program. There is typically a delay in publishing Medicaid and CHIP enrollment data due to states accounting for retroactive enrollment and data lags.