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Health care enrollment has fallen by over 700,000 in Michigan, after policies designed to protect public insurance coverage through the COVID-19 health emergency came to an end.
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment in Michigan has fallen from nearly 3.1 million to under 2.7 million between March 2023 and October 2024, according to health care research nonprofit KFF.
Why It Matters
The decline in those with Medicaid and CHIP coverage in Michigan (23 percent) is above the national average (16 percent). While it has seen a smaller number disenrolled than states like Texas and Florida, Michigan’s overall disenrollment rate of 38 percent is also toward the top end, though below front-runner Montana (57 percent).
The number of individuals who either failed or were unable to disenroll is especially troubling, as research shows many may have lost out on coverage due to a lack of knowledge of the
Michigan Removes 700,000 People From Health Care Plan
