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‘Moral imperative’: House overwhelmingly passes Mississippi Medicaid expansion‘Moral imperative’: House overwhelmingly passes Mississippi Medicaid expansion by Sophia Paffenroth and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today February 28, 2024 Medicaid expansion, which for more than a decade has been blocked by legislative leaders, passed the House Wednesday 98-20 in less than 15 minutes and now advances to the Senate.
” Unlike the proposal Senate leaders say they are crafting, the House bill would not make expansion contingent on the Biden administration approving the work requirement. That’s important, since during the Biden administration CMS has rescinded work requirement waivers previously granted under the Trump administration, and has not approved new ones. Every lawmaker who voted against the measure was a Republican. Several of those lawmakers refused comment after the vote, including Reps.
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