Medicaid expansion proposal advances through Republican-led Mississippi House, will go to Senate

Medicaid expansion proposal advances through Republican-led Mississippi House, will go to Senate

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s Republican-led House passed a bill Wednesday that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — a landmark shift after state leaders refused to consider the policy for years. The bill’s passage was greeted by applause in the House chamber … Read more