Millions of Mississippians will send their tax money to 40 other states providing health care coverage to millions of poor, working people.
Thank you, Mississippi taxpayers, for funding Medicaid expansion in 40 other states by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today April 15, 2024 Note: This editorial anchored Mississippi Today’s weekly legislative newsletter. Subscribe to our free newsletter for exclusive access to legislative analysis and up-to-date information about what’s happening under the Capitol dome.
5 billion in additional federal money in year one, which would free up hundreds of millions of dollars our leaders could spend on other major needs besides just health care. The Medicaid expansion dollars would provide a lifeline for the many rural hospitals that are the heart of so many of our struggling small towns.
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