Medicaid Covers US: Mississippi
Medicaid is a vital health insurance plan that helps Mississippians stay healthy, go to work and care for their families. Read and watch the stories below to hear from Mississippians […]
Podcast: Hospital Association head talks Medicaid expansion, state of Mississippi’s health care
Mississippi Hospital Association President Tim Moore says the state’s health care providers are teetering financially and that once pandemic stimulus funds run dry “It’s going to be time to pay […]
Mississippi officials did what South Dakota leaders couldn’t — block Medicaid expansion
The South Dakota Republican leadership, like many of their counterparts in Mississippi, oppose accepting federal funds to provide health insurance for primarily the working poor. In South Dakota, the Republican […]
Mac Gordon: Delta Council endorsing Medicaid expansion
Most Mississippians wouldn’t know the Delta Council from the Council on Aging, the Mississippi Economic Council or the Pushmataha Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. However, the organization […]
‘It makes it hard to work’: The real cost of not expanding Medicaid in Mississippi
Briana Wright has worked all her adult life. The 27-year-old Kosciusko resident has been a crew member at McDonald’s for three years. Before that, she worked for Tyson Foods, where […]
Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi- What’s at Stake
Since 2014, states have had the option to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($18,754 annually for an individual), with the […]