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 ...
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More Medicaid worries
Social Security and Medicare have historically been considered untouchable because the main beneficiaries of those two ...
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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 ...
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Mississippi representatives weigh in on federal budget bill
With just enough votes, House Republicans passed their budget bill Tuesday, pushing President Donald Trumps' agenda in ...
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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.
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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
Akron News Reporter on MSN2d
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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As Mississippi session passes halfway point, Medicaid expansion looks unlikely. See why
Mississippi lawmakers are unlikely to expand Medicaid this year as they wait to see how federal funding for the program might change. Both the House and Senate have "dummy bills" related to ...