‘Full Expansion Now’: Advocates Rally At Mississippi Capitol For Medicaid Expansion
Advocates for Medicaid expansion rallied at the Mississippi Capitol Building in Jackson, Miss., this week as the Legislature began negotiations.
Advocates for Medicaid expansion rallied at the Mississippi Capitol Building in Jackson, Miss., this week as the Legislature began negotiations.
A medical-cannabis research bill became law, a sextortion bill advanced, and the debate over school funding continued last week.
Medicaid expansion plans that could cover tens or hundreds of thousands more Mississippians have now passed both the state Senate and House, but with key
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.
All registered Mississippi voters could be able to cast a ballot up to 15 days before an election under an early-voting bill the House passed.
Mississippi reporters could soon have less direct access to the Legislature’s deliberations after Sen. Kevin Blackwell introduced a pair of bills.
Efforts for Mississippi to revive the ballot initiative system in Mississippi will now fall to Sen. David Parker, a new Senate committee chairman.
Mississippi health insurers will not be required to implement a speedier prior-authorization process nor face fines for any inequalities in provider reimbursement rates after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed legislation that would have created new regulations on the industry.
The Mississippi House passed Senate Bill 2212, which will grant 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, by a 92-7 vote. Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton voted against it.
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