Mississippi Democrats Could Tank ‘Medicaid Expansion In Name Only,’ Leader Warns
Mississippi Democrats could kill a Republican-led Medicaid expansion plan that may not pass federal muster, the Senate minority leader warned.
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Mississippi Democrats could kill a Republican-led Medicaid expansion plan that may not pass federal muster, the Senate minority leader warned.
A Medicaid expansion plan that may not expand care to working Mississippians without a federal waiver will get a vote.
The fate of health care for thousands of Mississippians could depend on former President Donald Trump winning November’s presidential election despite dozens of felony charges under a Medicaid expansion compromise proposal that state senators offered on Friday morning.
A Mississippi Senate plan to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents is still alive, but would cover far fewer people than an earlier version.
Medicaid expansion is worth considering, says Rep. Sam Creekmore, the new chairman of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee.
As in past years, no Medicaid expansion bill survived the legislative deadline for lawmakers to pass one out of committee. Within 24 hours of Reeves’ address, multiple Medicaid-expansion bills died, including Democratic and Republican-sponsored bills that would have allowed residents to vote on the issue in a referendum.
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