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Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
Mississippi's income-based Medicaid plan covers the entire pregnancy for women whose families make no more than about twice ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mon
Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
Mississippi Medicaid coverage is available to all income levels for those who are pregnant and younger than 19. In 2023, Mississippi extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full ...
mississippitoday.org1d
The unlikely Mississippi politician who could tank Medicaid expansion
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's dug-in position on Medicaid expansion threatens to kill one of the most transformative policy ...
Northside Sun2d
Meet the six people negotiating a final Medicaid expansion bill at the Capitol
The House and Senate can now begin negotiating ways to enact a law to expand Medicaid coverage to poor Mississippians after ...
WJTV1d
Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus advocates for Medicaid expansion
Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus continued their call for Medicaid expansion on Wednesday. They put their ...
The Earth Institute Columbia University2d
Can Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis?
Postpartum Medicaid extension legislation should be applauded, while understanding its limitations and seeking more solutions ...
WJTV on MSN3d
Mississippi faith leaders advocate for Medicaid expansion
Faith leaders from across Mississippi joined together at the Mississippi State Capitol once again to advocate for full ...
D Magazine7d
As Mississippi Nears Medicaid Expansion, Could Texas Be Next?
An Episcopal Health Foundation study found that Texas loses $7 billion in healthcare and lost productivity costs each year ...
The Goshen News2d
Mississippi Medicaid Expansion
A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi during a rally at the Mississippi State Capitol in ...
Northside Sun2d
Experts analyze House, Senate Medicaid expansion proposals, offer compromise plan
As Mississippi lawmakers look for compromise between widely differing House and Senate Mississippi Medicaid expansion plans, ...
USA Today28d
If Republicans want to end abortion, they need to expand Medicaid to cover those babies
Utah’s expansion of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP serves as a reminder ... Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming – that have yet to expand ...