How has the program impacted Arkansas? Thompson: For starters, it cut our adult uninsured rate, which had been among the highest in the nation, by half. Newly insured Arkansans gained access to treatment […]
Medicaid expansion policy reports
Building on the Affordable Care Act: Strategies to Address Marketplace Enrollees’ Cost Challenges
High deductibles are particularly problematic given many households’ lack of emergency savings. According to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) survey, nearly 1 in 3 individuals have a balance of […]
Putting politics over patients harms all
As founder and president of the Allegro Family Clinic, I’ve been proud to serve rural Mississippi’s families and communities. But I am increasingly concerned about the more than 200,000 patients […]
A step in the right direction: Mississippi senate Medicaid passes Medicaid expansion bill
For far too long, this policy has been a long-awaited dream in Mississippi. But with the recent passage of House Bill 1725, with the Senate’s strike-all amendment, Mississippi has taken a […]
Here is how Medicaid expansion can make Mississippi healthier and safer
For more than a decade, Mississippi leaders have been working to expand Medicaid to offer healthcare coverage to more working families across the state. Being able to access quality and […]
Speaker, lieutenant governor agree to hold Medicaid expansion negotiations in public
The House’s expansion plan aims to expand health care coverage to upwards of 200,000 Mississippians, and accept $1 billion a year in federal money to cover it, as most other […]
The GOP Keeps Pushing Medicaid Work Requirements, Despite Setbacks
Work requirements in Medicaid expansion programs are back on the agenda in many statehouses — despite their lackluster track record. In Mississippi, the idea has momentum from GOP lawmakers advancing legislation to […]
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and […]
A Closer Look at Medicaid Expansion Efforts in Mississippi
Following implementation of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in North Carolina and South Dakota in 2023, there has been a recent surge in expansion activity early in […]
The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi, 2023-2028:Summary Report
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