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On the recordNovember 13, 2013
no one really believed that these out-of-the-woodwork folks would be so high that they are going to cause a huge financial burden
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus expresses concern over unexpected Medicaid enrollment costs for states.

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