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Medicaid expansion would bring coverage to state residents with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level — $20,783 for an individual, or $35,632 for a family of three.
Mississippi state Rep. Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, speaks Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., after he was named the new chairman of the House Public Health and Human ...
The Mississippi House of Representatives Medicaid Committee has pushed forward a bill to federally expand Medicaid to potentially more than 210,000 Mississippians for the first time.
Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the United States, providing free health insurance to 85 million low-income and disabled people as of 2022; [ 3] in 2019, the program paid for half of all U.S. births. [ 4]
In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage", "health care coverage", and "health benefits". In a more technical sense, the term "health insurance ...
A total of 33 colleges and universities are located in Mississippi, all of which are accredited by one or more organizations. Institution Location Type Founded
Mississippi Senate leaders on Friday said for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full level allowed under a federal law signed 14 years ago by then-President Barack Obama.
The plan would require the new Medicaid recipients to be employed at least 100 hours a month in a job that does not provide private health insurance. Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote ...