Mississippi and Wyoming are the only two states in the country to have enacted neither a postpartum extension nor Medicaid expansion, though both states are currently considering postpartum extension ...
Mississippi Gov. Reeves' signature came after a last-minute endorsement of the postpartum Medicaid bill before a legislative ...
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE MISSISSIPPI BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE CASSANDRA WELCHLIN SAYS EXTENDING POSTPARTUM MEDICAID WILL SAVE LIVES. THURSDAY - GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SIGNED BILL 2212 INTO LAW. THE ...
If Reeves does sign the bill into law, Mississippi will no longer be the only state to neither extend postpartum coverage past 60 days or expanded Medicaid under the affordable care act.
Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States: 43.5 deaths from 2018 to 2021 for every 100,000 live ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it's part of a ...
Michelle Williams caught up with health editor Kate Royals following the state Legislature’s decision to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage.
If anyone is looking for further proof of Mississippi’s fiscal irrationality on Medicaid expansion, it comes this week in the ...
Mississippi took a critical and much-needed step forward in providing healthcare on Thursday as Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law extending post-partum Medicaid coverage. The new law gives mothers who ...
That loss will be most acutely felt in the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility, as allowed under the ...
Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020, although many ...
