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Medicaid expansion a success in Arkansas, around the country, U.S. HHS Secretary says
WASHINGTON -- Medicaid expansion has been a success in Arkansas and around the country, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday.
She predicted that enrollment in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace will climb to 13.8 million in 2017, up by 1.1 million.
That would be a 9 percent increase over last year's enrollment numbers.
Arkansas has used the federal marketplace but is taking over responsibility for the state's exchange for individual consumers this year.
Read more: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/oct/20/burwell-widened-medicaid-will-grow-2016/