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That may not have been obvious to some of the readers of a NYT article that discussed the impact of the state rejecting an expansion of the Medicaid program under the ACA. The article told readers that this rejection would create a hole of $85 million in the state’s budget. Just in case some readers haven’t checked in on spending levels in Arkansas recently, the 2.2 percent number might have been useful information to include in the article.