Mississippi’s Medicaid division will begin examining its roughly 890,000 recipients to determine their eligibility starting April 1.
Some have coverage through Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. During continuous coverage, Medicaid rolls in Mississippi have increased by more than 130,000 people – 80,000 of which are children. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said as many as 15 million people nationwide could lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage. About 6.
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