House Medicaid Committee member Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, left, confers with Rep. Otis Anthony, D-Indianola, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, after the committee passed legislation that would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a year. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, just days after Republican Gov.
