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July 2, 2008

Session: Tangled mess for Barbour, lawmakers

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/2/8 Speaking to the state’s newspaper executives last week at the Mississippi Press Association annual convention, Gov. Haley Barbour left no doubt about his position on the Medicaid funding standoff – he’s preparing to cut Medicaid. Barbour supports Senate Bill 2013 that would institute a $167-per-day assessment, or tax, on state hospitals.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 2, 2008

No Medicaid cuts yet made as funding plan still eludes lawmakers

The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 A special session costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars resumes today with no cuts in Medicaid services and ongoing talks over how to pay for the health-care program. According to a House lawmaker negotiating with Senate leaders, those talks now include modest increases in cigarette and hospital taxes and a reduction…