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On September 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. As of June 2024, over 67.5 million people are enrolled in Medicare; more than 33.4 million are enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare, and nearly 34.1 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or other health plans. Over 79.9 million enrollees have Medicaid and CHIP. Nearly 72.9 million individuals have Medicaid, and more than seven million have coverage through CHIP. Over eight million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and full-benefit Medicaid and are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs.

September is Healthy Aging Month, and the Healthy Program 2030 program sets measurable national objectives, including objectives that are focused on reducing health problems and improving the quality of life for older adults. Healthy People 2030 has population data on older adults and evidence-based resources that anyone can use.

On August 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. As of May 2024, over 67.4 million people are enrolled in Medicare; more than 33.4 million are enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare, and nearly 34 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or other health plans. Over 80.8 million enrollees have Medicaid and CHIP. Nearly 73.8 million individuals have Medicaid, and over seven million have coverage through CHIP. About eight million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and full-benefit Medicaid and are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs.

On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. As of April 2024, over 67.2 million people are enrolled in Medicare; more than 33.3 million are enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare, and over 33.9 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or other health plans. Over 81.6 million enrollees have Medicaid and CHIP. More than 74.6 million individuals have Medicaid, and over seven million have coverage through CHIP. Nearly 12 million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs.

Recently, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) announced the release of its 2024 data book on health care spending and the Medicare program. The publication provides information on national health care and Medicare spending, Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare beneficiary and other payer liability. Information on Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug coverage is also featured.

On May 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. As of February 2024, over 67 million people are enrolled in Medicare; more than 33.3 million are enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare, and over 33.7 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or other health plans. Over 83.3 million enrollees have Medicaid and CHIP. More than 76.2 million individuals have Medicaid, and nearly 7.1 million have coverage through CHIP. Over 12 million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs.

The AARP Public Policy Institute created the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard to provide data about the virus’ spread among nursing homes and the impact it has on nursing home residents and staff. The purpose of this dashboard is to address at-risk areas at the national and state levels quickly.

On February 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. As of November 2023, over 66.7 million people are enrolled in Medicare; more than 34.1 million are enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare, and over 32.6 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or other health plans. Over 85.8 million enrollees have Medicaid and CHIP. More than 78.7 million individuals have Medicaid and over 7.1 million have coverage through CHIP. Over 12 million individuals are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and are counted in the enrollment figures for both programs.

A recent report from Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and the Community Living Policy Center (CLPC) at Brandeis University highlights recommendations to inform future research, policy, and practice that aim to advance efforts to improve standardized data collection and reporting, to better understand the impacts of direct-care workforce shortages, and to drive critical investments in the direct-care workforce. To inform this exploratory study, LTQA and CLPC conducted six focus groups and four key informant interviews with managed-LTSS health plans, home-care providers, self-direction experts, fiscal intermediaries, state-association representatives, and other policy experts and advocates...

KFF released an updated version of their "Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker" on May 10. This tracker provides state-level data on Medicaid/CHIP enrollment, unwinding, renewals, and other measures. Please note that while the tool includes national data reported by CMS, it has a lag of several months and may not reflect the most current Medicaid enrollment status.