The Delta Council Health & Education Committee has unanimously approved a resolution supporting Medicaid expansion.
Wade Litton of Greenwood led a special subcommittee reviewing the issue and brought it before the full committee for approval.
The Delta Council Health & Education Committee, chaired by Dr. Cass Pennington, Tim Moore, President and CEO of the Mississippi Hospital Association addressed the committee on the impact of Medicaid expansion on rural healthcare, followed by arguments for and against Medicaid expansion by Mike Chaney, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner.