The analysis shows that under each plan, the state would see net annual savings – ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars – by expanding the state-federal Medicaid program to cover working, poor and uninsured Mississippians.
Experts analyze House, Senate Medicaid expansion proposals, offer compromise plan by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 16, 2024 As Mississippi lawmakers look for compromise between widely differing House and Senate Mississippi Medicaid expansion plans, experts with a health research group have projected the costs, savings and efficacy of the plans and offered a third, potential compromise plan.
But when these are offset by the tax on providers, economic stimulus and other offsets or revenue, Hilltop estimates an annual savings for the state of more than $404 million a year for the first two years, then $79.5 million a year for the third year and beyond. House Speaker Jason White and others have noted that the enhanced federal payments to the state totaling nearly $700 million over the first two years would cover all state costs for the first four years of the House expansion plan.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Senate Medicaid ‘expansion light’ would insure fewer than House plan, turn down federal moneySenate's long-awaited proposal would forgo hundreds of millions of federal dollars available to cover working poor in Mississippi.
Read more »
Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the HouseMississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the House
Read more »
Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the HouseMississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the House. The upper chamber’s proposal would insure fewer people and bring less federal money to the state than the version approved by the House last month.
Read more »
House negotiating with White House on Ukraine-Israel aid deal different than the Senate'sSpeaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House, preparing for the treacherous task of advancing aid money for Ukraine and Israel through the House.
Read more »
Doctors plead with Senate to ‘do right’ and expand MedicaidDoctors and health care leaders held a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday to advocate for Medicaid expansion.
Read more »
Senate Medicaid expansion plan shows generosity to the poor — but mostly in other statesSenate Republicans are proposing a plan that would still give taxpayer funds to help poor people in other states instead of Mississippians.
Read more »