Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says he is working to ease financial problems for struggling hospitals. But the Democratic nominee for governor, Brandon Presley, says Reeves is hurting the state by refusing to expand Medicaid. In the final days before the Nov.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who is running for reelection, addresses a group of business leaders at the 2023 Hobnob, a business forum sponsored by the Mississippi Economic Council, in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Brandon Presley, Democratic nominee for Mississippi Governor, addresses a group of business leaders at the 2023 Hobnob, sponsored by the Mississippi Economic Council, in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Mississippi Gov.
to people working jobs that pay modest wages but don’t offer health insurance coverage. Expansion is optional under the health care overhaul that then-President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010, and Mississippi is one of 10 states that have not taken the option. The non-expansion states have Republican governors, Republican-controlled Legislatures or both.
Presley said an additional 230,000 people could receive Medicaid coverage if the program were expanded. Reeves used a higher estimate. And, as he does frequently, Reeves on Thursday referred to Medicaid as “welfare.” Reeves is seeking a second term as governor after serving two terms as lieutenant governor and two as state treasurer. Presley, who’s a second cousin to rock icon Elvis Presley, is finishing his fourth term as a state utility regulator.is also on the ballot as a candidate for governor. Gray announced last month that she was leaving the race and endorsing Presley, but she did so after ballots had already been set.
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