Children hold signs advocating for Medicaid during a press conference at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The event was organized by the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities and the Mississippi Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Advocates, Medicaid recipients and their family members gathered outside the Capitol Tuesday to urge both state and federal lawmakers to “protect and expand Medicaid now.”