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by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today November 17, 2022 Note: This article is part of Mississippi Today’s ongoing Mississippi Health Care Crisis project. Read more about the project by clicking here. Hundreds of thousands of Mississippians fall within what's called the"coverage gap" — they work lower-paying jobs that do not offer health insurance, but they also do not qualify for traditional Medicaid coverage.
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