Harrison: Mississippi Medicaid expansion momentum is gone even though benefits remain (original) (raw)

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison: No state has expanded Medicaid since the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill was put into law last year Another legislative session, another year will pass without Mississippi expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for the working poor. ...read full story

"by not expanding Medicaid, Mississippi is leaving $73.8 million on the table in 2026 in the form of lost state tax revenue and state health care spending that could otherwise be covered by the federal government under Medicaid expansion. These losses grow every year."