Former, incoming heads of state chamber, other business leaders endorse full Medicaid expansion


by Mississippi Today

Mississippi Today— 'Mississippi has delayed far too long,' Retired Maj. Gen. Augustus Collins, former head of the state National Guard, wrote the lieutenant governor on Medicaid expansion.

Mississippi Today—North Mississippi business leaders urge Legislature to pass Medicaid expansion. Leaders of Mississippi Hills Leadership PAC say expansion is 'the most important legislative issue for the 2024 session.'

Mississippi Today—Senate Republican leaders appear receptive to Medicaid expansion proposal from Democratic leader. Following an apparent GOP breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations late Wednesday night, Senate Republicans appeared receptive to a proposal from the House Democratic leader on Thursday morning.

Mississippi Today—The Pulse: Mississippians rally for full Medicaid expansion. Rev. Reginald Buckley joined hundreds of doctors, clergy, and Mississippians from over 35 communities at the Capitol in Jackson for a "Full Expansion Day" rally, urging legislators to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.