House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, listens as representatives from The Hilltop Institute give a presentation during a Medicaid hearing at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
A key Mississippi lawmaker says low-income pregnant women should soon receive faster access to medical services because the federal government has approved a Mississippi law that was on hold for more than a year.