Senate stance likely to delay or kill efforts to provide health coverage to about 200,000 people, as the federal government has refused to approve such work requirements for Medicaid expansion.
Blackwell: Senate won’t budge on Medicaid work requirement by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today April 26, 2024 Senate Medicaid Chairman Kevin Blackwell on Friday afternoon said the Senate will hold firm on asking House leaders to agree on a final Medicaid expansion plan that requires recipients to prove they are working at least 30 hours a week.
The DeSoto County lawmaker also said he had not tried to convince his Senate colleagues to vote for the plan and had left that job up to the lieutenant governor’s office. House leaders are reviewing the Senate’s counteroffer, but had not publicly responded to it by late Friday. Lawmakers are expected to meet through the weekend in the final days of this year's legislative session. House leaders have said they, too, want work requirements for expanded Medicaid coverage.
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