mississippitoday.org7h
Prenatal care for poor women may be a casualty of political infighting
A lawmaker playing hardball may cost poor pregnant women a policy that would help them receive timely prenatal care.
Becker's Hospital Review1d
Where Medicaid cuts would hit hardest through 2034: A state by state breakdown
Looming federal Medicaid cuts could shift a massive financial burden to state governments, potentially requiring them to make up between $700 billion and $1. 1 trillion in funding over the next decade ...
WAPT1d
Mississippi representatives weigh in on federal budget bill
After two rounds of votes, the bill passed with a vote of 217 to 215. The bill proposes $2 trillion in cuts from the budget which could take funding from social programs like Medicaid. With one in ...
Enterprise-Journal Newspaper1d
Mac Gordon: Medicaid expansion remains a long shot
Mississippi— has traditionally been the recipient of more federal dollars per capita than any other. We’ve lived off the ...
mississippitoday.org2d
As Congress moves toward potential Medicaid cuts, expansion grows more unlikely in Mississippi
The talk of such dramatic changes to the federal-state program has Mississippi lawmakers concerned – and hesitant to push ...
kffhealthnews2d
Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, Again?
Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low ...
Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in holdout Alabama
Advocates have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand ...
Opinion
MS finds federal money it won't take after taking more federal money per capita than other states
Gov. Tate Reeves is having none of it, however, balking at the feds’ benevolence with hardline recalcitrance toward expanding the Medicaid.
Medicaid Cuts Still Are On The Table. How They Could Affect Seniors
Some of those reductions could explicitly target Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS), such as personal assistance ...
The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature
Joyce Yip, a 39-year-old entrepreneur in southern China's Guangzhou, has a new celebrity crush: Melania Trump. The two-time ...
As Mississippi session passes halfway point, Medicaid expansion looks unlikely. See why
As the 90-day session comes closer to an end, the idea of Medicaid expansion isn't looking very promising this year in ...
The Independent14d
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Mississippi passed a law last year that was nearly identical to the Alabama legislation, but it was never implemented after negotiations with the federal Medicaid agency stalled, according to ...