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Opinion  |  Sid Salter  • 
September 20, 2023

Relief for Mississippi’s hospitals could happen in 2024 as part of a legislative solution

Columnist Sid Salter looks at Presley's pledge to expand Medicaid "on Day 1" and possible legislative actions when lawmakers return to the Capitol for the 2024 session.
Opinion  |  Jonathan Bain  • 
September 19, 2023

Federal Medicaid Dollars aren’t “Free”

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and there’s no such thing as a free welfare expansion. Medicaid expansion would cost taxpayers billions of dollars, and that’s just the beginning.