Enrollment in Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance program declined by 55,000 people during the second half of 2012.
While it is not clear why enrollment dropped so significantly, one theory is that some people who lost their General Assistance cash assistance ­– a casualty of the state’s FY 2013 budget – did not reapply for Medical Assistance.  Others point to the inability of county assistance offices to process applications effectively.
Read more about the drop in Medicaid enrollment in Pennsylvania and its possible causes in this Philadelphia Inquirer article.