Government dataForecast cell on a published government data point.
Federal Medicaid outlays, FY2027
What will federal Medicaid outlays be in fiscal year 2027, in nominal dollars?
current forecast · 80% CI$655B
$600B$655B$720B
history:FY2021: $521BFY2023: $616BFY2024: $617BFY2026e: $635B
static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
Key drivers
- Enrollment after unwinding
- FMAP and expansion-state mix
- Managed-care rate growth
- Long-term services and supports
Resolution
- source
- Monthly Treasury Statement and CMS financial reports
- expected
- November 30, 2027
- rule
- Resolves to federal Medicaid outlays for FY2027, in billions of nominal dollars, using the first official Treasury or CMS fiscal-year table that reports federal Medicaid payments.
- Data point
- cms.medicaid.federal_outlays.fy2027
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