The Senate to date had only a 'dummy bill' with code sections that would allow Medicaid expansion and no details.
Senate killing its Medicaid expansion bill without a vote, continues work on a plan by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today March 14, 2024 The Republican-controlled Senate will delay voting on a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor this week while it works to build support among members for its own version of an expansion plan.
Where’s the plan? Senate still has only ‘dummy bill’ for Medicaid expansion “We’re going to do a strike-all amendment on the House plan,” Blackwell said. Blackwell did not disclose any details of an expansion plan, but he’s previously said his proposal would contain a work requirement for those who enroll in the expanded coverage -- something experts have told lawmakers would not receive needed federal approval.
Gov. Tate Reeves privately tells senators he will veto any Medicaid expansion bill Numerous studies show expanding Medicaid would provide health care coverage to at least 200,000 people in one of the poorest, unhealthiest states and that it would help the states foundering hospitals, create jobs and help the overall state economy. The federal government would pay most of the cost of expanded coverage, and under the House proposal, hospitals would cover the state's share beyond.
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