Medicaid: What to Watch in 2023
As 2023 kicks off, a number of issues are at play that could affect coverage and financing under Medicaid. This issue brief examines key issues to watch in Medicaid in the year ahead.
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Medicaid as a Potential New Third Rail of US Politics
PerspectiveIn this JAMA Forum column, KFF's Larry Levitt examines Medicaid's growing political importance and the potential double whammy that could hit state Medicaid programs next year with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and a possible simultaneous recession.
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Continuous Eligibility Policies Can Reduce the Number of Children Who Lose Medicaid Despite Still Being Eligible for Coverage
News ReleaseA new KFF analysis finds disenrollment rates were lower in the 12 months leading up to annual renewals for children in states with 12-month continuous eligibility compared with states without the policy.
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Implications of Continuous Eligibility Policies for Children’s Medicaid Enrollment Churn
Issue BriefThis analysis uses Medicaid claims data to follow a cohort of children newly enrolled in Medicaid in July 2017 in states with and without 12-month continuous eligibility to examine how children’s enrollment in Medicaid changes over time and understand the effect of continuous eligibility policies.
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Four Key Changes in the Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Medicare Enrollment and Eligibility
Issue BriefThis brief highlights four key changes related to Medicare enrollment and eligibility that are designed to minimize gaps in coverage ad improve access to care.
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Medicaid Enrollment among the Unemployed During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Issue BriefThis brief reviews what we know about Medicaid enrollment changes during economic downturns, examines unemployment-linked Medicaid enrollments early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and considers the implications for the unwinding of the national public health emergency (PHE).
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Potential Effects of the Proposed Medicaid Eligibility Rule for Newly Enrolled Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
Issue BriefIn this issue brief, we estimate rates of Medicaid coverage loss among people who became Medicare-Medicaid enrollees (MMEs) during 2018 but did not have any months of MME coverage in the prior year. We compare outcomes for partial-benefit MMEs and full-benefit MMEs.
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Medicare Advantage 2023 Spotlight: First Look
Issue BriefFor 2023, the average Medicare beneficiary has access to 43 Medicare Advantage plans and can choose from plans offered by nine firms. Among the majority of Medicare Advantage plans that cover prescription drugs, 66 percent will charge no premium in addition to the monthly Medicare Part B premium. As in previous years, the vast majority of Medicare Advantage plans will offer supplemental benefits, including fitness, dental, vision, and hearing benefits. In addition, virtually all will also offer telehealth benefits in 2023.
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Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2022 & 2023
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of Medicaid spending and enrollment growth with a focus on state fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Findings are based on data provided by state Medicaid directors as part of the 22nd annual survey of Medicaid directors in states and the District of Columbia conducted by KFF and Health Management Associates (HMA). Findings examine changes in overall enrollment and spending growth.
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2022 Survey of ACA Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers
ReportThis survey of Marketplace assister programs and brokers tracks the experiences of professionals signing people up for Affordable Care Act coverage. It also examines the role that these programs expect to play when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, potentially ending Medicaid eligibility for millions of Medicaid enrollees.