Exhibit 5. Average Multi-State Medicaid Eligibility Episode Length, in Months, by BOE Group and Number of Moves, 2005–2007.
| Percent of Moves with | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOE Group | None | One | Two | Three | Four | Five + |
| Aged | 22.4 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.4 |
| Disabled | 25.7 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 19.9 |
| Adult | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11.9 |
| Foster care children | 23.8 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 17.3 |
| Other children under age 12 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
| Other children age 1 to 6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 18.2 |
| Other children over age 6 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 18.2 |
| All enrollees1 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.6 |
1
NOTES: Includes 360,817 children of unknown age.
2
These statistics for one or more moves are skewed, because of conflicts in reported birth dates across states.
SOURCE: Mathematica’s analysis of unduplicated MAX enrollment records, 2005–2007.