House Public Health and Human Services Vice Chairman Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, responds to a member's question after the body voted in favor of a bill that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. With that vote, the Mississippi Legislature awarded final passage to the bill. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —
Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature.
