Gov. Tate Reeves, center, speaks to House Speaker Jason White, left, and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann after giving his State of the State address in the House chamber at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
The Republican-led House wants to expand health care coverage to upwards of 200,000 Mississippians, and accept $1 billion a year in federal money to cover it, as most other states have done.