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Md. Medicaid Expansion Drawing More Than Expected
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Maryland health officials say state residents are using expanded Medicaid services in greater numbers than expected.
More than 44,000 additional state residents have enrolled as of this week, exceeding estimates that another 26,000 would enroll after income limits were relaxed. Officials say the economic downturn is the reason.
Last July, Maryland increased Medicaid eligibility to adults with children whose household income was 116 percent of the poverty level, or $20,500 for two parents with one child.
Tricia Roddy, director of Medicaid planning for the state health department, says the expansion is now expected to cost about another $144 million a year, $50 million more than originally estimated.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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