Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States: December 2006 Update--January 2008

Publication Date: January 2008

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This data update shows that in December 2006, 42.1 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, a 1.0 percent decline from the 42.5 million who were enrolled in the previous December. This decline represents the first national decline in Medicaid enrollment in nearly a decade.