HHS: More Than 8.9M Deemed Eligible for Medicaid, CHIP
HHS recently announced that more than 8.9 million U.S. residents have been determined eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013, and the end of January, with 2.6 million of those decisions coming in January. The figure includes individuals who renewed their Medicaid coverage.
- "HHS Touts Jump in Medicaid Eligibility" (Easley, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 2/28).