Geoff Pender – Repealer deal may mark end of Medicaid standoff

Repealer deal may mark end of Medicaid standoff

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves this afternoon indicated the final “technical bill” reauthorizing Medicaid will have a one-year “repealer,” and that he believes Gov. Phil Bryant and House Speaker Philip Gunn are onboard with that.

The Mississippi Hospital Association has also issued a statement that it supports a one-year extension of the Medicaid technical amendments code section, and is asking lawmakers to “immediately approve renewal of the two technical amendments … with a one-year repeal date.”

This could be a deal that will prevent Democrats from blocking the final Medicaid reauthorization, and end the Medicaid standoff.

Geoff Pender
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