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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of September 4, 2017 ~ 'Medicaid almost escaped notice 50 years ago'
September 4, 2017
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ISSUE:
- Medicaid
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Medicaid now costs approximately $63 billion, approaching one-half of New York's entire state budget.
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