Medicaid Expansion Can Wait For Trump Presidency, Lt. Gov. Hosemann Says As Bill Dies
Mississippi can wait to expand Medicaid until former President Donald Trump is reelected, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said hours before the bill died on Thursday.
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Mississippi can wait to expand Medicaid until former President Donald Trump is reelected, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said hours before the bill died on Thursday.
Mississippi’s first serious effort to expand Medicaid is crumbling amid a clash between the House and Senate over work requirements.
Mississippi Democrats could kill a Republican-led Medicaid expansion plan that may not pass federal muster, the Senate minority leader warned.
Black Voters Matter and the American Cancer Society’s American Cancer Network hosted a talk on Medicaid expansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 20, 2024.
Though efforts to close or merge some universities failed, lawmakers could still consider closing some universities under another study proposal.
Mississippi legislators are unlikely to restore a ballot initiative process this year after a Senate proposal died on Monday.
Duvalier Malone writes that Medicaid expansion will be a turning point for Mississippi’s health-care system and an economic boost for the entire state.
A conflict is building among Mississippi legislative leaders over whether to tweak an education funding formula or ditch it and set a new one.
Mississippi schools could get $241 million more next year under the INSPIRE Act, a new school funding formula House lawmakers passed Wednesday.
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