It will come as no surprise to any American working mom that we fall far behind on all three.

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Because Medicaid is funded via a match of funds from states and the federal government, cash-strapped states that have cut from their programs in also lost federal dollars, allowing payment rates to fall far behind.

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Fall too far behind, and you risk not being able to save enough to catch up.

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Mr. Kaku just hopes we won't let ourselves fall too far behind.

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If you fall too far behind, your very survival comes into question.

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You fall too far behind the guys like Pettitte, the good pitchers, they don't make enough mistakes where you can get back at them.

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The main driver behind this development is the fall in the membership of far-right parties.

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