Suffolk pledges to get Medicaid, food stamps out fasterNewsday, NYBY MICHAEL AMON | michael.amon@newsday.com For the roughly 60000 Suffolk residents who apply annually for Medicaid and food stamps – a number expected to grow during the recession – government help may arrive faster this year. … More: continued here
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