Medicaid Expansion And The Private Sector
NY Times columnist Paul Krugman says Republican governors who have changed their mind and accepted Medicaid expansion in their states are doing so because it will mean big profits for their friends in...
View ArticleReality Of Governing Likely Will Trump Political Philosophy On Medicaid
In Florida, Tea Party activists and Democrats have found common ground: Not knowing what to make of Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who some say has shifted to the left in recent months. Henry Kelley, a...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion: Local Hearings, Arizona Expansion And A Leaky Boat
You might as well dub today as Medicaid Day in Mississippi. The Mississippi Hospital Association held an even this morning to tout the need for Medicaid expansion. The Mississippi House of...
View ArticleDemocrats Hit Bryant On Medicaid Comments, Lack Of DMR Audits
Gov. Phil Bryant’s comments that the state’s Medicaid program is full of “waste, fraud and abuse” is getting some unwanted and ironic comparisons. Democrats last week jumped on the comments, pointing...
View ArticleA Trio Of Pieces On Medicaid Expansion In Mississippi
In my column today, “Decision delayed, not avoided, on Medicaid issue,” I focused on the impact of President Barack Obama’s budget recommendation, which included plans to delay cuts in Medicaid...
View ArticleReeves Staffer Makes Good Point About My Column On Medicaid Reauthorization
Laura Hipp with Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves’ office emailed me today in relation to my column on Medicaid reauthorization and funding. Specifically, she offered thoughts on this line: “If the GOP leadership —...
View ArticleBryant Does End-run Of Expansion For Medicaid Special Session
Give it to Gov. Phil Bryant. He found a way to call a special session for the reauthorization and funding of Medicaid while avoiding two big political pitfalls: Splitting reauthorization into two...
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