CastletonSnob Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Some good political news from Mississippi, for once. Mississippi’s Republican-led House passes Medicaid expansion bill WWW.WJTV.COM JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Republican-led Mississippi House passed a bill that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents. Rep. Missy McGee (R-District 102) … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Importantly, it passed by a veto-proof margin which is important because the governor opposes the expansion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastletonSnob Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Importantly, it passed by a veto-proof margin which is important because the governor opposes the expansion. It still has to go through the senate, but I never expected Mississippi of all states to get this close to expanding Medicaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 40 minutes ago, CastletonSnob said: It still has to go through the senate, but I never expected Mississippi of all states to get this close to expanding Medicaid. Pressure from rural hospitals imploding and lobbying by Managed Care Organizations (privatized Medicaid under private insurance carriers like UHC) is a hell of a drug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Quote [Mississippi] DOM has contracted with three coordinated care organizations (CCOs), Magnolia Health, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and Molina Healthcare who are responsible for providing services to beneficiaries who participate in the MississippiCAN program. There are certain beneficiaries that will qualify for this program, both mandatory and optional beneficiary populations. Jesus Christ they privatized their waiver populations too, not even NC has gone that far (yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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