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Ledbetter talks expanded health coverage through private-public partnership
As to how to improve the state’s quality of health care, Ledbetter floated the idea of expanding Medicaid with a privatized approach, saying that discussions on the idea among Legislative […]
IN SESSION: Could legislative response to Mississippi’s healthcare crisis shift this year?
Some feel the new state administration could also mean a change in the direction of the Mississippi healthcare crisis response. Robert Johnson III, D-Natchez, who represents Mississippi’s 94th District inclusive of […]
Mississippi’s New Medicaid Redetermination Is Evil
Medicaid is a public health-insurance program for Americans with limited income and resources, including eligible low-income adults, children, the elderly, pregnant women and people living with disabilities. The U.S. government […]
CMS says states could lose funding over Medicaid redeterminations issues
Federal regulators are cracking down on the growing number of procedural disenrollments during ongoing Medicaid redeterminations, warning that states could lose federal funding and face fines if they fail to follow […]
The South is ‘the epicenter’ of a new HIV crisis. Medicaid expansion could help.
If Mississippi alongside the other six southern states affected by the surge in HIV cases expanded Medicaid, the program would provide more federal funds for the poorest people, including making […]
Mississippi House GOP Selects Jason White For Speaker; Nominee Open to Medicaid Expansion
Mississippi House Republicans have nominated Rep. Jason White, R-West, to serve as the new House speaker in the 2024 legislative session. He has expressed an openness to considering Medicaid expansion—a policy […]
Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
To qualify for Medicaid under the new guidelines, a single person can make up to $20,120 annually in pretax income, while a household of four can make up to $41,400 […]
Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Makes Other Public Assistance Harder to Get
Low-income families that need safety-net services, such as food and cash assistance, have become collateral damage in the bureaucratic scramble to determine whether tens of millions of people still qualify for Medicaid […]
The Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say the Biden administration is […]
Conflating Medicaid with welfare is unfair comparison
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ disparaging tone when referring to Medicaid as “welfare” was a political theme we could’ve done without in this year’s gubernatorial race. The Republican governor began using […]
The impact of Medicaid expansion on Mississippi
Medicaid expansion has been at the forefront of the race for governor this year. If enacted, what could we expect to see in terms of enrollment and costs? How would […]
Here are five ways Medicaid positively impacts Mississippi: Opinion
Despite Medicaid’s positive impact, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s monthly enrollment reports show that nearly 20,000 children – and 50,000 Mississippians in total – have been dropped from Medicaid this year, following […]
Latest data shows millions of eligible Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid
More than 10 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid over the past six months, according to the latest data published by a KFF tracker. The tracker has collected data on Medicaid […]
Despite Gov. Reeves’ debate claims, experts say it’s hard to argue that states are ‘better off’ without Medicaid expansion
Gov. Tate Reeves, the state’s most powerful opponent of Medicaid expansion, repeated a familiar claim at Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate: that the program wouldn’t save the state’s failing hospitals. But […]
More Than 18,000 Mississippi Children Kicked Off Medicaid So Far In Redeterminations
Most children are accident-prone. They are susceptible to various germs and viruses at school where they slap high-fives and shake hands after sneezing and sit in desks with gum stuck […]
Galloway Church holds lectures supporting health care access, Medicaid expansion
The lecture series provided an opportunity for the faith community to get involved in the conversation around health care access. It’s also significant because Galloway is the home church of […]
Gov. Tate Reeves walks away when asked about working Mississippians who need health care
Gov. Tate Reeves has long struggled to justify his opposition to Medicaid expansion. Numerous economic experts say the expansion program would bring $1.5 billion in new revenue to Mississippi in […]
Medicaid’s managed care contracts at a standstill after two companies cry foul
More than a year after Mississippi Medicaid announced it was contracting with three companies to manage the care of their beneficiaries, those contracts have not been awarded. That’s because two companies that […]
In closing days of Mississippi governor’s race, candidates clash over how to fund health care
Presley said an additional 230,000 people could receive Medicaid coverage if the program were expanded. Reeves used a higher estimate. And, as he does frequently, Reeves on Thursday referred to […]
‘It is a moral obligation’: Faith leaders, advocates, doctors cite Christianity as reason to expand Medicaid
Kimberly Hughes, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s government relations director, stressed how critical insurance coverage is in the fight against cancer. Mississippi has one of the highest cancer mortality […]
Democrats keep hammering Gov. Tate Reeves for refusing Medicaid expansion
For years, a cycle has repeated itself at the state Capitol: Democratic lawmakers file legislation to expand Medicaid coverage to additional Mississippians, Republican leaders kill those efforts and Democratic legislators […]
Health care leaders to advocate for Medicaid expansion at free summit in Jackson
An event aimed at improving health care and expanding Medicaid in Mississippi is making its way to Jackson Thursday. Together for Hope, a nonprofit working with the poorest counties in […]
Health care affordability concerns grip Mississippians
“Roy Mitchell, executive director of the MS Health Advocacy Program, emphasized the urgency of the situation, saying, “it’s time for our lawmakers and policy leaders to listen to us and […]