State cuts to Medicaid come at a time when the number of people enrolling has steadily climbed amid the recession. This chart shows the number of North Carolinians enrolled in Medicaid in six-month intervals since 2006:
Month/Year Enrollment
November 2006 1.23 million
May 2007 1.22 million
November 2007 1.25 million
May 2008 1.29 million
November 2008 1.34 million
May 2009 1.39 million
September 2009* 1.42 million
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