Editorial: Mississippi lawmakers should heed the advice of Gov. Roy Cooper, who fought for years to expand Medicaid in North Carolina.
Gov. Roy Cooper, the most recent state leader to expand Medicaid, has advice for Mississippi lawmakers by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today March 26, 2024 No one more deeply understands the fraught politics of pushing Medicaid expansion in a red state than North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. When the Democrat moved to expand Medicaid in 2017, the state’s legislative Republicans sued him in federal court to block him.
Hospitals, business leaders suffering FOT — Fear of Tate — on Medicaid expansion Truthfully, Mississippi Republicans have little reason to care what Cooper has to say. But before you write off his words, know this: Two different times, North Carolinians elected Cooper on the same ballot that Republican Donald Trump won. Let that sink in: A majority of North Carolina voters elected a Democratic governor while casting votes for Trump on the same ballot.
Senate Medicaid expansion plan shows generosity to the poor — but mostly in other states North Carolina expansion went into effect in December 2023, so it’s still early days.
Senate Republicans should know: This is literally life-or-death.This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Adam Ganucheau, as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief, oversees the newsroom and works with the editorial team to fulfill our mission of producing high-quality journalism in the public interest. Adam has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016.
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