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State says processing backlog of long-term care applications by deadline would be “impossible”
The state said Monday that processing a backlog of nearly 16,000 pending Medicaid eligibility determinations for seniors and persons with disabilities seeking long-term care services by a court-ordered deadline of June 28 would be “impossible.”