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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Medicaid Enrollment

Medicaid rolls surge under Affordable Care Act, By Margot Sanger-Katz, December 18, 2014, New York Times: “In Idaho, the number of people who signed up for Medicaid has jumped by 13.4 percent. In Georgia, it’s up 12.9 percent. In North Carolina, the rate has climbed 12.4 percent. None of those states opted to expand their Medicaid programs as part of the Affordable Care Act, but all have seen substantial enrollment increases in state health insurance…”