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June 18, 2013

Failure to expand Medicaid would be costly mistake

Failure to expand Medicaid would be costly mistake The opposition to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has steadfastly maintained that states cannot afford to expand medical coverage to their uninsured, low-income residents. So it is big news that the RAND Corp. this month released a report finding that not expanding Medicaid will in…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 18, 2013

Rep. Cecil Brown: New proposal gives clear choice on Medicaid

Rep. Cecil Brown: New proposal gives clear choice on Medicaid Democrats in the legislature recently offered a compromise proposal to end the standoff on Medicaid expansion. Under our proposal, Mississippi would adopt Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s idea for a state based health insurance exchange. We will then use the billions of new federal dollars…