Medicaid enrollment surges, but not everywhere - POLITICO.com

Medicaid enrollment surges, but not everywhere - POLITICO.com: "The 6 million total came overwhelmingly from 25 states that had expanded their Medicaid programs under the health care law by April. Those states saw a 15 percent surge in sign-ups — led by Oregon, West Virginia and Nevada, where Medicaid rolls climbed more than 40 percent.

States rejecting expansion saw a modest 3.3 percent increase, an average that includes substantial decreases in Wyoming, Missouri and Alabama.

“As we’ve seen for months, growth was more pronounced in states that adopted the Medicaid expansion,” wrote Cindy Mann, director of the federal Medicaid program, in a blog post announcing the new numbers."



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