Report: 2m children in U.S. dropped Medicaid, CHIP since January 2025

A new report found that there are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program in the U.S. compared to January 2025 (Source: “Georgetown study: 2M children have dropped out of Medicaid, CHIP since January 2025,” Fierce Healthcare, June 4).

The Children and Families at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy operates a state-by-state enrollment tracker that identified the declines through April. Federal data finds a 4% decline, equating to about 1.5 million children, per the report.

Over the next several months, states will be tasked with rolling out a significant number of changes to their Medicaid programs, which come alongside funding cuts and changes. The Congressional Budget Office projected in May that 3 million children would drop out of Medicaid over the decade, and the report does not account for changes in CHIP enrollment.