Former, incoming heads of state chamber, other business leaders endorse full Medicaid expansion by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today April 23, 2024 A delegation of major business leaders, including the incoming president of the state’s chamber of commerce and the former commander of the Mississippi National Guard, pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday to not adjourn their session without passing a bill that fully expands Medicaid coverage to the state’s poorest citizens. Jack Reed Jr.
Around 10 business leaders also wrote letters to state leaders on Tuesday, the majority of whom backed the House proposal to expand Medicaid to more Mississippians and draw the full match from the federal government. Pat Thomasson, CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomasson Company, is the incoming MEC chairwoman, and she penned a letter to Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, House Speaker Jason White and Republican Gov.