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Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain

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Following the vote, nearly 500,000 uninsured adults in five states are poised to gain Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, say advocates. But many conservatives remain opposed to the expansion.

To Get Disability Help In Kansas, Thousands Face A 7-Year Medicaid Waitlist

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Nick Fugate has a cognitive disability but held a job and was independent for years. Then he lost his dishwashing job and learned there are long delays getting help he needs from Medicaid in Kansas.