National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections.
Experts dispel fears that Medicaid expansion is too costly for MississippiExperts dispel fears that Medicaid expansion is too costly for Mississippi by Kate Royals and Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today April 26, 2024 Among those dispelling that fear are experts and a former governor in Kentucky – one state Mississippi conferee and Senate Medicaid Chairman Kevin Blackwell referred to as an example of where expansion has been expensive.
More new enrollees can also mean more cost offsets – such as premium tax revenue and other state tax revenue due to the increased economic activity in the state – which significantly mitigate the costs of expansion,” he told Mississippi Today. Experts and a former governor in Kentucky – one state Blackwell referred to as an example of where expansion has been costly – said that Sommers' and Henderson’s characterizations are accurate for what their state experienced post-expansion.
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