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Deep red Indiana passed a ‘conservative’ version of Medicaid expansion. Model for Mississippi? Or a cautionary tale?

Two years before Mike Pence kicked off his term as vice president with a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the former Indiana governor announced an agreement with the Obama administration to bring the national health law’s benefits — and billions in federal dollars — to his home state.

Mississippi News, News, Mississippi SpotlightKatherine MitchellFebruary 24, 2021Mississippi Medicaid, federal money, expand coverage, medicaid expansion, Mississippi Spotlight, Unsteady Pulse, medicaid coverage, Senate Republicans, Indiana, Mike Pence, Obamacare

Senate Republicans reject plan to expand Medicaid, provide health care coverage to 300,000 more Mississippians

Senate Republicans rejected two efforts late Tuesday afternoon to expand Medicaid, which would provide coverage to an estimated 300,000 Mississippians who cannot otherwise afford health care.

Mississippi News, News, Mississippi SpotlightKatherine MitchellFebruary 10, 2021Mississippi Medicaid, federal money, expand coverage, medicaid expansion, Mississippi Spotlight, Unsteady Pulse, medicaid coverage, Senate Republicans