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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 ...
A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of ...
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.
Dual-eligible beneficiaries ( Medicare dual eligibles or "duals") refers to those qualifying for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits. In the United States, approximately 9.2 million people are eligible for "dual" status. [ 1][ 2] Dual-eligibles make up 14% of Medicaid enrollment, yet they are responsible for approximately 36% of Medicaid ...
Institution Location Type Founded Classification Alcorn State University: Lorman: Public: 1871 Master's university: Belhaven University: Jackson: Private
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.
It is jointly managed and financed by the federal government and the states. More than 70 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a related benefit. Medicaid mainly covers children, pregnant women, some parents of poor kids, people with disabilities and elderly nursing home patients.
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]