Medicare

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Medicare Advantage (technically "Medicare Part C" & originally called "Medicare+Choice") is a type of health plan in the United States offered by private companies as part of the original Social Security Act of 1965 that created Medicare. It permits a private insurance option that wraps around traditional Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans attempt to fill some coverage gaps and offer alternative coverage options.

Under Part C, Medicare pays a plan operator a fixed payment for each enrollee. The operator then pays for their medical expenses. Traditional Medicare directly compensates providers on a fee-for-service basis. Plans are offered by integrated health delivery systems, labor unions, non profit charities, and health insurance companies, which may limit enrollment to specific groups of people (such as union members).

The Trump Regime has published an update to the official Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data:

November 2025 Key Findings

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

• In November 2025, 76.0 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
• 68.8 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid, and 7.2 million individuals were enrolled in CHIP.
• 39.8 million adults were enrolled in Medicaid, and there were 36.2 million Medicaid child and CHIP enrollees.

Total Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in November 2025 dropped about 1.5% from October 2025, or by around 1.17 million people.

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just published updated enrollment data for Medicare, adding November 2025 to the data archive.

Whether the data posted since January 20, 2025 is accurate or not, I can't say for certain, but at least they're updating it...and so far, at least, I don't see anything in their monthly reports which is setting off any obvious red flags.

In any event, according to the latest report, as of November 2025:

The Trump Regime has published an update to the official Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data:

October 2025 Key Findings

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

• In October 2025, 76.8 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
• 69.5 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid, and 7.2 million individuals were enrolled in CHIP.
• 40.2 million adults were enrolled in Medicaid, and there were 36.6 million Medicaid child and CHIP enrollees.

Total Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in October 2025 of ~76.8 million dropped about 0.9% from September 2025, or by around 690,000 people.

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just published updated enrollment data for Medicare, adding October 2025 to the data archive.

Whether the data posted since January 20, 2025 is accurate or not, I can't say for certain, but at least they're updating it...and so far, at least, I don't see anything in their monthly reports which is setting off any obvious red flags.

In any event, according to the latest report, as of October 2025:

The Trump Regime has published an update to the official Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data:

September 2025 Key Findings

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

• In September 2025, 77.1 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
• 69.8 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid, and 7.3 million individuals were enrolled in CHIP.
• 40.3 million adults were enrolled in Medicaid, and there were 36.7 million Medicaid child and CHIP enrollees.

Total Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in September 2025 of ~77.1 million dropped about 0.9% from July 2025, or by around 700,000 people.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just published updated enrollment data for Medicare, adding September 2025 to the data archive.

Whether the data posted since January 20, 2025 is accurate or not, I can't say for certain, but at least they're updating it...and so far, at least, I don't see anything in their monthly reports which is setting off any obvious red flags.

In any event, according to the latest report, as of September 2025:

• Total Medicare beneficiaries are up to 69.36 million (up ~77K month over month)
• Traditional/FFM Medicare beneficiaries are at 33.79 million (flat m/m)
• Medicare Advantage beneficiaries reached 35.57 million (up ~77K m/m)
• 12.12 million Medicare enrollees (around 17.5% of the total) were "Dual Eligibles"...that is, enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.

The only number which seems odd is the 384K increase in Dual Eligibles...I'm not sure what to make of that.

The Trump Regime has published an update to the official Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data:

August 2025 Key Findings

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

• In August 2025, 77.3 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
• 70.1 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid, and 7.2 million individuals were enrolled in CHIP.
• 40.4 million adults were enrolled in Medicaid, and there were 36.9 million Medicaid child and CHIP enrollees.

Medicaid and CHIP Applications Received

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just published updated enrollment data for Medicare, adding July and August 2025 to the data archive.

Whether the data posted since January 20, 2025 is accurate or not, I can't say for certain, but at least they're updating it...and so far, at least, I don't see anything in their monthly reports which is setting off any obvious red flags.

In any event, according to the latest report, as of August 2025:

• Total Medicare beneficiaries are up to 69.3 million (up ~86K month over month)
• Traditional/FFM Medicare beneficiaries are at 33.79 million (down ~31K m/m)
• Medicare Advantage beneficiaries reached 35.49 million (up ~55K m/m)
• 11.73 million Medicare enrollees (around 16.9% of the total) were "Dual Eligibles"...that is, enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.

The only number which seems odd is the 375K drop in Dual Eligibles...I'm not sure what to make of that.

The Trump Regime has published an update to the official Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data:

July 2025 Key Findings

Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

• In July 2025, 77.6 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
• 70.4 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid, and 7.2 million individuals were enrolled in CHIP.
• 40.6 million adults were enrolled in Medicaid, and there were 36.9 million Medicaid child and CHIP enrollees.

Medicaid and CHIP Applications Received