Senate passes resolution to file Medicaid bill

The Sun Herald, 4/3/8

The Mississippi Senate voted to allow the filing of a Medicaid bill that backers say is expected to solve a large part of the agency’s funding problem.

The chamber passed a resolution on Thursday that will let a bill be introduced past a legislative filing deadline. The House must also pass the resolution.

Medicaid is facing a nearly $100 million shortfall this fiscal year. The program will need at least an extra $168 million next fiscal year, Medicaid Executive Director Robert L. Robinson told lawmakers last fall.