Survey: Majority of lawmakers support postpartum Medicaid extension

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Exclusive: A majority of lawmakers support postpartum Medicaid extension in both chambers, including in the House, where Speaker Philip Gunn hasn't allowed a vote.

by Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today February 1, 2023 Though they haven’t been given the chance to vote on it, a majority of House members want to extend health care coverage for moms on Medicaid from two months to one year, a Mississippi Today survey shows.

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