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Suffolk pledges to get Medicaid, food stamps out faster

For the roughly 60,000 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. Under a court order expected to be signed next month, the Suffolk Department of Social Services - long ranked as one of the slowest in the state to approve public assistance - has pledged to get benefits out more...

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