Does Obamacare Turn Your State into a Medicaid Monster?

Conn Carroll / October 07, 2009

Each of the health care bills moving through Congress expands Medicaid by making the government-run program available to all adults with incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty line (PVL). The change would dramatically multiply eligible recipients: 33 states would see increases of at least 30%, including 10 posting jumps of 50% or more.

Fastest-growing Medicaid monsters?  Nevada (82.1%), Montana (80.7%) and Texas (76.9%), as this chart shows:

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