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Arizona Medicaid rolls soaring in pandemic

from Gilbert Sun News

Arizona Medicaid rolls soaring in pandemic Gilbert Sun News The number of people on Arizona's Medicaid rolls topped 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge in enrollment that coincided with COVID-19's hit to the state's health and its economy. Almost 1.88 million people were covered by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System — the state's Medicaid program — on March 1, the month coronavirus-related shutdowns started to take effect. By July 1, the number had topped 2 million and by Aug. 1 enrollment stood at 2,041,990, an increase of 8.7%. READ MORE

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