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	<title><![CDATA[Governors: Don't Fray the Medicaid Safety Net, Congress: Don't Let Them]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stuart-shapiro/governors-dont-fray-the-m_b_219275.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The federal government is pumping trillions of dollars into state programs to help get the national economy back on track and Americans back on their feet. But whether our most vulnerable citizens truly get the financial assistance promised to them is another question.</p>

<p>The National Governor's Association, led by its chairman, Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, succeeded in persuading the U.S. Congress to add $87 billion, nationally, in Medicaid funding to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.</p>

<p>These state...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-06-23T16:14:00-04:00</date_published>
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