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
Several dozen doctors and health care leaders gathered at the Capitol Thursday to advocate for Medicaid expansion and call on Senate leaders – who have remained quiet on the House expansion bill that sits in their chamber – to close the state’s health care coverage gap.