Dr. John Mitchell, Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) President, with physicians from across the state, endorses Medicaid expansion and closing the gap in health care coverage, during a press conference held at the State Capitol, Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
As the Mississippi Republican-led Legislature considers expanding Medicaid for the first time after a decade-long debate, Senate leaders have referenced other Southern states’ expansion plans as alternatives to full expansion.
