Mississippi, Medicaid
Effort to expand Medicaid is struggling in Republican-led Mississippi
The first serious effort by Mississippi's Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid appeared to be crumbling Thursday as leaders argued over whether to let voters decide the issue.Under pressure during the final days of a four-month session,
Mississippi’s first serious bid to expand Medicaid collapses
Mississippi’s first serious attempt to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act collapsed Thursday night, after an agreement reached by state lawmakers earlier in the week disintegrated and last-minute scrambling for a compromise failed.
Last state in the West: Wyoming holds out against Medicaid expansion
Wyoming is one of 10 states in the nation and the only state in the Mountain West that has yet to adopt Medicaid expansion, which refers to expanding Medicaid eligibility to broader swaths of low-income adults.
Mississippi Lawmakers Reach a Tentative Deal to Expand Medicaid
The expansion would extend largely free health coverage to 200,000 more low-income adults. But hurdles remain, including a likely veto by Gov. Tate Reeves.
Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says
The Mississippi House Democratic leader says a Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by Republican leaders could struggle for bipartisan support
Maddow Blog | Believe it or not, Medicaid expansion is advancing in Mississippi
There are some difficult hurdles between here and the finish line, but officials in Mississippi reached an unexpected agreement on Medicaid expansion.
Mississippi Medicaid expansion efforts fizzling out
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Medicaid Disenrollment Renews Discussion On Problem Of Uninsured In U.S.
As Medicaid unwinding continues hundreds of thousands and maybe millions more will become uninsured. This renews the ...
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New Medicaid rule expected to lower wait times for home-based care, raise caregiver wages
New CMS rule requires home-based care providers use 80 percent of their Medicaid reimbursements toward compensation for their ...
Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison
A new policy that allows states to provide Medicaid health care coverage to incarcerated people at least a month prior to ...
Filibuster against $4B Missouri Medicaid bill ends
A dayslong filibuster ended Thursday in the Missouri Senate after Republicans allowed a vote on a Medicaid program worth over ...
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Why 90% Of The Medicaid Access Rule Is ‘Positive’ For Home-Based Care Providers
When the “Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services” rule was finalized last week, the 80-20 provision stole the show, due to its unpopularity among home-based ...
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One year into Medicaid unwinding, the number of Iowans who have been disenrolled far exceeds initial projections
May 1 marks a year since Iowa started disenrolling those no longer eligible from Medicaid. The number of Iowans disenrolled so far exceeds the state's initial projections.
Child Medicaid enrollment in SC dropped 9% after pandemic protections ended
The number of children enrolled in South Carolina’s Medicaid program dropped 9% following the end of a federally mandated ...
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Got Medicaid? Your Coverage Is At Risk Unless You Do This
Do you have Medicaid or a similar health plan? If so, you may have lost your coverage without even knowing. The government has stopped all auto-renewals since the end of the pandemic, which means you ...
Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program
A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate has ended. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote Thursday to a $4 ...