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States Fear Medicaid Meltdown

Medicaid consumes the second largest share of state money, and its rapidly rising costs are swamping state budgets. Without the federal government's intervention, states say they're heading for a health care catastrophe. For All Things Considered, NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

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