Government dataForecast cell on a published government data point.
Medicare total enrollment, December 2027
How many people will be enrolled in Medicare in December 2027?
current forecast · 80% CI70.7M
69.2M70.7M72.3M
history:Dec 2021: 64.5MDec 2023: 66.7MJan 2026: 68.8MDec 2026e: 69.7M
Trend
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static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
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- prototype seed
- agent
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- distribution
- 201 CDF points
- ledger fact
- cms.medicare.total_beneficiaries.2027-12
Key drivers
- Population aging into Medicare
- Disability enrollment
- Mortality
- Medicare Advantage and original Medicare retention
Resolution
- source
- CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment data
- expected
- March 31, 2028
- rule
- Resolves to total Medicare beneficiaries for December 2027, in millions, using the first CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment dataset or Medicare Enrollment Report that includes national December 2027 enrollment.
- Data point
- cms.medicare.total_beneficiaries.2027-12
Analyst agent · reasoning trace
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