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States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion
States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion

Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days.

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Mississippi officials did what South Dakota leaders couldn’t — block Medicaid expansion
Mississippi officials did what South Dakota leaders couldn’t — block Medicaid expansion

The South Dakota Republican leadership, like many of their counterparts in Mississippi, oppose accepting federal funds to provide health insurance for primarily the working poor.

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Influential Delta business group calls for Medicaid expansion
Influential Delta business group calls for Medicaid expansion

A major economic development organization that represents the 19 Mississippi Delta counties on Monday called for lawmakers to expand Medicaid.

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‘It makes it hard to work’: The real cost of not expanding Medicaid in Mississippi
‘It makes it hard to work’: The real cost of not expanding Medicaid in Mississippi

Briana Wright has worked all her adult life. The 27-year-old Kosciusko resident has been a crew member at McDonald’s for three years. Wright is stuck in what is commonly referred to as the healthcare coverage gap.

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Republican legislators oppose Medicaid expansion, but want federal dollars to pay for prisoner healthcare
Republican legislators oppose Medicaid expansion, but want federal dollars to pay for prisoner healthcare

State Republicans have balked at expanding Medicaid, but are embracing legislation that would take advantage of the federal program to pay for healthcare for very sick incarcerated people — and likely create a money-making opportunity for nursing homes.

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Medicaid expansion would boost economy significantly more than Gunn income tax cut, studies show
Medicaid expansion would boost economy significantly more than Gunn income tax cut, studies show

Expanding Medicaid would provide a significantly bigger boost to the Mississippi economy than the far-reaching tax cut proposed by House Speaker Philip Gunn, according to studies from the nonpartisan state economist’s office.

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