Mississippi, which never expanded Medicaid, could still lose up to $5 billion. Residents are watching with apprehension, fear and, sometimes, anger, wondering how Congress could be so blind to how ...

38% of working adults with disabilities. 26% of Medicare beneficiaries. 14% of adults ages 19-64. More than half of adult Medicaid recipients in Mississippi — 58% — are working, per KFF.

Low-income women in Mississippi will now have the ability to seek prenatal care sooner. “Once a woman finds out that she’s pregnant, she may or may not have insurance,” noted Dr. Erica Thompson, CEO ...

There are now 12 states  including Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida  that have not expanded Medicaid.

Eight rural Mississippi hospitals are at risk of closing due to financial strain. The hospitals are at risk because of low Medicaid payer mix and/or consecutive years of negative profit margins.

The API failed to deliver the resource. Medicaid is the largest single payer of pregnancy-related services, and health advocates worry future cuts could be devastating for new moms and their babies.

Source Reference: Gordon SH, et al "Medicaid reimbursement for maternal depression screening and care for postpartum depression" JAMA Pediatr 2025; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1790.

Adjusted difference-in-differences models found that Medicaid reimbursement for maternal depression screening during well-child visits was associated with a 9.6 percentage point increase in the ...