Republican legislative leaders are for the first time in a decade are at least considering Mississippi Medicaid expansion.
House panel holds hearing on previously taboo topic: benefits of Mississippi Medicaid expansion by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today February 20, 2024 Experts told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that expanding Mississippi Medicaid would bring a large influx of federal dollars -- costing the state nothing for the first two years and little in the years after.
Delbert Hosemann said the Senate has drafted its own Medicaid expansion plan, which would likely also include people paying premiums through a private care option and a work requirement. During Tuesday's hearing, Data scientist Morgan Henderson outlined the results of a 2021 study on the economic effects of a hypothetical expansion program in Mississippi. He covered three sets of impact: cost to the state, impact on the state economy, and impact on state hospitals.
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