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January 22, 2009

Medicaid Rolls See Unprecedented Rise
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And new figures show the number of Americans obtaining healthcare
through Medicaid is growing at an unprecedented rate. The New York Times
reports Medicaid rolls grew by five to ten percent in a number of
states. In many areas, the increase was at least double the rate over
last year.