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AMA 11/16: Medicaid expansion in Mississippi with Senior Political Reporter Geoff Pender
Hi, I’m Geoff Pender, senior political reporter for Mississippi Today. I write about state government, the Legislature, politics and elections. I’ve covered local, state and national government and politics in Mississippi for more than 30 years; and I’ve covered the debate on expanding Medicaid in Mississippi for more than a decade.
The federal Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress in 2010, mandated health care coverage for the working poor — people making up to 138% of the poverty level — through Medicaid with the federal government picking up most of the tab. But states including Mississippi challenged this in court, and expansion was ruled optional. Most of Mississippi’s top elected leaders have opposed expansion, and we remain one of 12 states that has not done so.
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