1.   Almost everyone who leaves welfare for work is entitled to keep Medicaid, but studies show that some states have improperly discouraged people from seeking it.

2.   And for women wanting decent wages when they leave welfare, the salary is worth the strain.

3.   And The Times sued the city last fall, seeking the names and addresses of those leaving welfare so it could create a random sample for a scientific survey.

4.   -- Forbid states from meeting the new goals for moving people from welfare into work by counting people who leave welfare without a job.

5.   Access to Medicaid is important to people leaving welfare because they often take low-wage jobs with no health benefits.

6.   Adults who leave welfare often get low-wage jobs in small businesses, the type of employment least likely to offer health benefits.

7.   But a new study, embargoed until Thursday morning, tells a different story about the people who left welfare.

8.   But although millions of people left welfare and found jobs, many were unable to earn enough to lift their families out of poverty.

9.   But evidence is accumulating that the recipients who left welfare rolls have not fared all that well.

10.   But he said he recognized the need for health care and day care to encourage mothers to leave welfare.