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Medicaid Application Site Is English-Only

Thousands of non-English-speaking Floridians face a difficult barrier when they go to the state’s web page to sign up for Medicaid and and other programs, the Associated Press reports. Health advocates worry they’ll lose out on new opportunities under the federal health law. 

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