98-20 Vote Sparks Debate Amid Governor Opposition

A Step Towards Healthcare Accessibility

Vote Sparks Debate as Mississippi House Approves Medicaid Expansion Bill

According to the report of BALLOTPEDIA NEWS, in a big decision the Mississippi House of Representatives took a major step to make healthcare easier to get by passing H.B. 1725 on February 28, 2024. This bill led by Mississippi House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee wants to let more people qualify for Medicaid. Under the plan called Healthy Mississippi Works people would need to have a job be in job training or be full time students to qualify. Chairwoman McGee says this will help folks who work but still can afford healthcare and most of the people who need it are actually working.

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Vote Sparks Debate as Mississippi House Approves Medicaid Expansion Bill (PHOTO: Mississippi Today)

But not everyone is happy about this. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves a Republican doesn’t like the bill. He says its just like Obamacare Medicaid Expansion and could give coverage to as many as 300,000 people who could work but don’t. He thinks the rules about needing to work are strong enough. Even with his objections the House voted strongly in favor of the bill 98 to 20 and now it goes to the Senate. Everyone is watching to see what the Senate will decide. This vote has started a big conversation about healthcare money and jobs in Mississippi.

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