A new data update from the Foundation’s KCMU shows that in December 2008, 44.75 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia—a 4.8% increase from the previous December. This number of enrollees represents an all-time high for Medicaid and reflects the effects of the economic downturn, as many people who lose their jobs and their job-based health insurance turn to public programs for help.

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