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Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, March 2026

How many people will CMS report enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP for March 2026 in preliminary monthly enrollment data?

current forecast · 80% CI74.4M
74M74.4M74.8M
history:Nov: 76.2MDec: 75.6MJan: 75.1MFeb: 74.9M

Trend

history + forecast
74757677NovFebJul 202674.4M
historyforecast path80% interval

static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value

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prototype seed
distribution
201 CDF points
ledger fact
cms.medicaid_chip.total_enrollment.march_2026.fixed_vintage

Key drivers

  • Renewals and redeterminations
  • State processing
  • Labor-market income
  • CHIP churn

Resolution

source
CMS Medicaid and CHIP monthly enrollment data
expected
July 31, 2026
rule
Resolves to CMS preliminary March 2026 total Medicaid and CHIP enrollment for the 50 states and DC, using the first monthly enrollment update available by July 31, 2026. Later revisions do not change the resolved value.
Data point
cms.medicaid_chip.total_enrollment.march_2026.fixed_vintage

Series design

series
cms.medicaid_chip.monthly_enrollment
cadence
monthly · ~3 months
horizon
next release · fixed vintage
priority
P1
benchmark
Recent monthly CMS trend
chainable
next release · +3 months · coverage impact

Analyst agent · reasoning trace

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