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Indiana is among the top states for Medicaid enrollment drops — falling by more than 343,000 people in one year — a decline of 18.5%.
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Procedural closures outpaced determinations that benefit recipients were no longer eligible.
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Thousands of Hoosiers later returned to Medicaid, but coverage gaps disrupted care and increased pressure on hospitals and providers.
Indiana’s Medicaid rolls have shrunk by more than 343,000 people in a single year — an 18.5% drop that ranks among the steepest in the country. That has left hospitals, healthcare providers and advocates bracing for an increasingly uninsured population.
State enrollment stood at 1,512,713 Hoosiers in June, down from 1,856,272 one year earlier, according to the latest data from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.
The losses have mounted since pandemic-era coverage protections that prevented states from removing people from their Medicaid rolls ended in April 2023…