The Shift Of Foster Care Kids To Managed Care

Medicaid coverage of foster children is moving to managed care, much like all of Medicaid. Currently, 85% of Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in some type of managed care (see About 85% Of Medicaid Beneficiaries Enrolled In Managed Care). For foster children, the numbers are not at that 85%—but growing. In 2020, 68% of children in foster care (461,552) were enrolled in some type of managed care programs, up from the 54% (220,551) in 2015. California saw the largest increase in children in foster care entering the managed care system, with a growth of 550%, an additional 67 . . .