Revised US formula gives fuller picture of who is poor, and why
Health, child care costs pushing more into poverty
A record number of Americans - 49.1 million - are poor, based on a new census measure that for the first time takes into account rising medical costs and other expenses. The numbers released Monday are part of a first-ever supplemental poverty measure aimed at providing a fuller picture of poverty.
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