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- Gov. Tate Reeves gives his State of the State address in the House chamber at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Gov. Reeves doesn’t mention Medicaid expansion or health care crisis in State of the State address
By BOBBY HARRISON AND TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/28/24-7:44AM , 415 Reads 5,795 Statewide
With momentum growing in the Mississippi Legislature to expand Medicaid, Gov. Tate Reeves said nary a word Monday evening during his annual State of the State address about the issue he has opposed for more than a decade.
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Latino: 140,000 or more Mississippians could lose private health insurance with Medicaid expansion
By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,02/28/24-7:36AM , 556 Reads 5,124 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

Medicaid expansion would make people earning between 100-138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level ineligible for private health plans on the ACA exchange, forcing them off those plans and onto Medicaid.
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What is the Mississippi Division of Medicaid?
By SARAH ULMER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,02/23/24-4:38PM , 1,024 Reads 9,749 Statewide
While many Mississippians do receive Medicaid coverage, not all are familiar with what the program is, how it functions, how it’s funded and who it serves.
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- House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, listens as representatives from The Hilltop Institute give a presentation during a Medicaid hearing at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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House panel holds hearing on previously taboo topic: benefits of Mississippi Medicaid expansion
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/21/24-2:34AM , 761 Reads 7,389 Statewide
Experts told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that expanding Mississippi Medicaid would bring a large influx of federal dollars — costing the state nothing for the first two years and little in the years after.
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