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In November of 2008, over 7,100 Orange County residents were receiving Food and (
<br /> Nutrition benefits, which marked the highest number of recipients of the program in
<br /> Orange County to date.
<br /> Medicaid numbers have never had an annual decline and are also at a high. The
<br /> Medicaid program has seen a 79% increase in the number of cases over the last ten years,.
<br /> Average Number of Medicaid Cases per Fiscal Year from 2000-2008
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<br /> It is clear from the charts above that the increase in both of these programs has been
<br /> significant and steady over the last ten years. The chart below shows the number of
<br /> program recipients in the last six months. While the numbers fluctuate from month to
<br /> month, the chart shows an increase in both programs.
<br /> Month Medicaid Recipients FNP Recipients
<br /> June, 2008 7,679 6,554
<br /> July, 2008 7,656 6,585
<br /> August, 2008 7,644 6,770
<br /> September, 2008 7,745 6,846
<br /> October, 2008 7,910 6,944
<br /> November, 2008 7,861 7,108
<br /> December, 2008 7,903 7,274
<br /> The number of Medicaid recipients has increased by more than 7% in the last twelve
<br /> months and the number of FNP recipients has increased by more than 11% during that
<br /> time. These are significant increases added to the already large numbers of people
<br /> receiving public assistance.
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