February 6, 2025
As of September 30, 2024 (3Q24), total Medicaid enrollment included 77.5 million Americans, representing a year-over-year (YOY) decrease of over 8.3 million enrollees (-9.7%) since the same time the previous year (3Q23). This decrease in enrollment is primarily due to the continued redeterminations and renewals of various state health departments’ “unwinding” plans, following the end of the public health emergency (PHE) on March 31, 2023. When comparing 3Q24 to 2Q24, enrollment fell by over 1.1 million (-1.4%).
Renewals and redeterminations by the federal government have had a tremendous impact on the Medicaid enrollment landscape across the nation. Though total membership continues to decline, the rate of that loss is slowing down and, in some states’ cases, even growing. Evaluating market share in response to these changing metrics will be an important measure of competitive positioning and health plan performance for insurers.
Mark Farrah Associates will continue to monitor enrollment across the country, using County Health CoverageTM and integrating highly relevant sources to provide reliable estimates of health insurance market share at these levels.
About County Health CoverageTM
County Health CoverageTM provides reliable estimates of health insurance enrollment and market share at the state, county, and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) levels. Product features include company market share by county, company, and state for the Individual, Private Group Risk, Private Administrative Services Only (ASO), Managed Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) segments. Breakdowns by product type (HMO, PPO, etc.) are also presented, as well as population demographics and interactive, visual mapping tools. To learn more, visit the product page - County Health CoverageTM.
About Mark Farrah Associates (MFA)
Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) is a leading data aggregator and publisher providing health plan market data and analysis tools for the healthcare industry. Our product portfolio includes Health Coverage Portal™, County Health Coverage™, Medicare Business Online™, Medicare Benefits Analyzer™, 5500 Employer Health PLUS, and Health Plans USA™. For more information about these products, refer to the informational videos and brochures available under the Our Products section of the website or call 724-338-4100.
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