Many States Experience Increases In Medicaid Enrollment As Tax Revenues Fall Below Projections

The AP/San Francisco Chronicle on Monday examined how “[s]ince the recession began a year ago, many states have seen increases in the Medicaid rolls just as tax revenues are falling below projections.” According to the AP/Chronicle, the unemployment rate has increased to 6.7% from 4.7% at the beginning of the recession in December 2007.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on January 4th, 2009