A new law in Mississippi will provide earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in the state. The legislation signed by Gov. Tate Reeves will become effective on July 1 and will allow Medicaid to pay for outpatient medical care for up to 60 days while the application for the insurance program is being processed.
A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of The “presumptive eligility” legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will become law July 1. It says Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman's outpatient medical care for up to 60 days while her application for the government-funded insurance program is being considered.
Processing Medicaid applications can take weeks, and physicians say early prenatal care is vita
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