Quicker Medicaid For Pregnant Moms Passes Legislature
Women with low incomes could get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy under a bill the Mississippi Legislature sent to the governor.
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Women with low incomes could get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy under a bill the Mississippi Legislature sent to the governor.
Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., blocked legislation that would protect access to IVF treatments nationwide.
A vote to expand Medicaid to at least 200,000 people won a veto-proof majority in the Mississippi House on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the first time either legislative chamber in Mississippi has taken a vote on Medicaid expansion since it became an option under former President Barack Obama’s 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The Mississippi House is preparing to debate expanding Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents in the poorest state in the nation.
The State of Mississippi has revoked the license for a medical-cannabis testing lab that once tested 70% of the state’s medical-marijuana products.
The Republican-led Mississippi House held hearings to consider Medicaid expansion for the first time since it became an option over a decade ago.
A Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says.
Prohibition could end for some small towns in Mississippi under a bill House lawmakers passed last week.
Legalized sports betting, prior authorization reform and Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women were among the issues lawmakers tackled last week.
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