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On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
However, because funding under the program would grow over time at the rate of CPIU, CBO anticipates that it would be attractive mainly to the few States that expect to decline in population and would have little effect on enrollment in Medicaid.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Explaining the limited appeal of the funding model for growing states.

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