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February 19, 2013

SALTER – Medicaid expansion still unclear path for officials

Medicaid expansion still unclear path for officials Proponents of putting another 288,000 on Medicaid in Mississippi contend that Medicaid expansion would serve as long overdue relief to the state’s large number of uninsured and provide a boost to the economy. Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said adding 400,000 people to Medicaid would cost about $1.7…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 19, 2013

Daily Journal, not surprisingly, backs House Democrats on Medicaid expansion

OUR OPINION: Education gets full vetting, not Medicaid While anything related to Obamacare has been a hotly partisan issue in Mississippi, Medicaid expansion is not so in many states. Six states with Republican governors have agreed to the expansion because of the major economic and health care benefits they expect from it. Cost concerns are…