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NAACP pushes Gov. McCrory to reverse course on Medicaid and unemployment

Posted on November 27, 2013 by DRenegade

The so-called “Moral Monday” movement is back. The NAACP and other protesters made a fresh push Tuesday for Governor Pat McCrory and Republican lawmakers to reverse their decision to block Medicaid expansion and cut unemployment benefits. Despite the new demands, … Continue reading →

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Census: 49% of Americans Get Gov’t Benefits; 82M in Households on Medicaid

Posted on October 23, 2013 by DRenegade

In the fourth quarter of 2011, 49.2 percent of Americans received benefits from one or more government programs, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau. In total, the Census Bureau estimated, 151,014,000 Americans out of a population then estimated to … Continue reading →

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72,600,000: Record Number on Medicaid in 2012; Outnumbers Populations of France and UK

Posted on May 30, 2013 by DRenegade

A record 72,600,000 were enrolled in Medicaid for at least one month in fiscal 2012, up from 71,700,000 in fiscal 2011, according to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), which provides an annual report to Congress on Medicaid and the Children’s … Continue reading →

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