Children's Medicaid Enrollment Increased During First Year Of Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which required the provision of national twelve-month continuous Medicaid eligibility for children up to age nineteen, children's Medicaid enrollment increased. After implementation of the act, states without prior twelve-month continuous eligibility showed larger gains in children's enrollment than states with prior continuous eligibility. These gains occurred during the unwinding of COVID-19 pandemic-era protections.