NEW: House leaders passed legislation to provide $80 million in state funds for financially challenged hospitals. They continue to resist Medicaid expansion, which would provide more than $1 billion per year in federal funds and help hospitals directly.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today February 16, 2023 House leaders introduced and passed legislation Thursday to provide $80 million in state funds for financially challenged hospitals instead of expanding Medicaid to provide more than a $1 billion per year in federal funds for Mississippi’s litany of health care needs.
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