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AP NewsBreak: Glitch in Obama's health care law


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110621/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_health_overhaul_glitch;_ylt=As1fEmaalZRyx3F6m15r3nGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN0b2d2aG5kBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNjIxL3VzX2hlYWx0aF9vdmVyaGF1bF9nbGl0Y2gEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM1BHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDYXBuZXdzYnJlYWtn

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Government number-crunchers say President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free coverage by making them eligible for the Medicaid program for the poor.

The result was discovered by Medicare officials who make long-range cost estimates, after the law was signed.

It would affect about 3 million early retirees. A married couple with an annual income of $64,000 could still get Medicaid. That's because starting in 2014, their Social Security benefits would no longer count as income.

The administration and Democratic lawmakers say it's a well-meaning effort to simplify rules. States want relief from Medicaid costs, a top issue in the White House budget talks with Congress.

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