The breakdown in Medicaid expansion negotiations could be attributed to the lack of a Democrat on the all-important conference committees.
A seat at table for Democrats might have gotten Medicaid expansion across the finish line by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today May 5, 2024 The Mississippi Capitol is 171,000 square feet, granted a massive structure, but when it comes to communication between the two legislative chambers that occupy the building, it might as well be as big as the cosmos.
Similar work requirement requests by other states have been denied. Under the compromise, if the work requirement was rejected by federal officials, Medicaid expansion would not occur in Mississippi. After voicing strong objections to the work requirement, House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Johnson, recognizing the Senate would not budge from the work requirement, offered a compromise.
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