Business leaders urge legislators mulling Medicaid expansion to improve access to health care by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 16, 2024 Powerful business groups are urging legislative leaders “to work together” to improve health care access as they negotiate whether to expand Medicaid coverage for Mississippians and by how much.
While the business groups did not explicitly endorse either plan, they did say they routinely expected state leaders to “responsibly” use federal dollars for education, infrastructure and for other services. “Let’s give our hospitals and healthcare experts the same opportunity so hard-working Mississippians will benefit,” the letter leaders said. Under the House plan, the federal government would pay 90% of the health care costs for those covered by Medicaid expansion.