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Published: December 22, 2008
1 in 6
Low-income people are covered by Medicaid
50
Percent of Medicaid enrollees are children
$333 billion
Was spent by Medicaid in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007
57
Percent of Medicaid costs are paid by the federal government
1 million
People are added to the rolls of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program each time the unemployment rate increases by 1 percent
Source: The Associated Press
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