The expansion would extend largely free health coverage to 200,000 more low-income adults. But hurdles remain, including a likely veto by Gov. Tate Reeves.
Mississippi legislators are set to vote on a Medicaid expansion plan this week would require new program recipients to be employed at least 100 hours a month.
Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval.
Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that…
On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city.
All but 12 states have legalized medical marijuana, and all but 10 have expanded Medicaid in line with the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act and its promise to cover almost all of the cost.
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year.
Before the Kansas Legislature's scheduled adjournment for the year, Republican state senators blocked efforts to force debates on expanding Medicaid programs and the medical use of marijuana.
The new state budget “imposes a multibillion-dollar tax on health insurance without specifying who must pay how much,” fumes the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond.