The proposal includes a work requirement that would likely not be approved by the federal government.
What’s in the House Republican Mississippi Medicaid expansion bill? by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today February 26, 2024 The House Republican leadership's Medicaid expansion bill, House Bill 1725, was made public early Monday and assigned to the Medicaid Committee.
Earlier this year, House Democrats introduced an expansion plan including a private-care option that would allow Mississippians who make up to twice the federal poverty level to qualify for Medicaid. Some conservatives who are open to expansion have said in the past they would favor such a private insurance option, and Democrats hoped that by including this expansion would gain more traction this session.
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