Five Key Facts About Spending and Enrollment for People with Medicare and Medicaid (Dual-Eligible Individuals) Authors: Abby Sachar, Abby Wolk, Alice Burns, and Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek Published: Jul 15, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/five-key-facts-about-spending-and-enrollment-for-people-with-medicare-and-medicaid-dual-eligible-individuals/ There are approximately 12 million people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, who are also known as dual-eligible individuals. Compared with people who are only covered by Medicare or Medicaid, this group is more likely to report being in fair or poor health and require assistance with activities of daily living and often experiences more fragmented or disjointed health care on account of having two sources of coverage.