Mississippi Senate is likely to change House Medicaid expansion bill

Blackwell said he intends to redact key language within the House’s version, which was written by House Speaker Jason White and House Medicaid Chair Rep. Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, that would expand Medicaid within the state if the federal government rejects a 20-hour per week work requirement waiver. Since President Joseph Biden became president in 2021, state’s that had work requirements for expanded Medicaid had those waivers revoked. One of the states was Georgia, which sued to have its work requirement reinstated and won but it is suing again to keep it as its program nears its expiration.