Over 1 million more New Yorkers on Medicaid

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http://news.wbfo.org/post/over-1-million-more-new-yorkers-medicaid

New York has added 1.1 million people to Medicaid since the state health exchange opened last year in the national effort to connect the uninsured with low-cost coverage.

Medicaid in New York costs about $63.5 billion this year, almost half the state budget.

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