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Georgetown researcher warns 2.3 million children lost Medicaid coverage since Jan. 2025
Summary
Mr. Schneider of Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families told lawmakers that his tracking shows about 2.3 million fewer children enrolled in Medicaid since January 2025 and urged CMS and states to work together rather than withholding federal funds.
Mr. Schneider, a research professor at Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, told the committee that Medicaid remains "a hugely important health insurance program for 67,000,000 low income Americans" and expressed alarm at declines in child enrollment. "Our latest tracking updated as of last Friday finds that since January 2025, the number of children enrolled in Medicaid has dropped by 2,300,000," he said.
Schneider emphasized the consequences of child coverage loss: higher uninsured rates, missed preventive care, and greater medical debt risks for families. He recommended that CMS work with states to identify root causes and "take immediate steps to reverse it" rather than focusing solely on withholding federal funds from specific states.
