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James Surowiecki, a financial author and columnist. On social media, Surowiecki pointed to a list of state names for Medicaid programs — almost none of which are branded as Medicaid. Instead, state programs are known by names such as Apple Health, Denali Care, Hoosier Healthwise and TennCare. (X)