Mississippi has the option to raise this limit to 138% of the Federal Poverty Limit (FPL), thereby drawing a more generous federal Medicaid match – currently up to 95% of qualifying expenditures.

The committee tasked with advising the Mississippi Division of Medicaid met Friday for the first time in a year and a half. ...

Mississippi is among 10 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid eligibility to include people earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level, or $20,120 annually for a single person.

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In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman who is in that age category and has no dependents can earn up to about $29,000 and qualify for ...

While Mississippi annually ranks at or near the bottom for most health care outcomes, in recent years some solace could be ...

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman in that age category who has no dependents can receive up to about $29,000 and qualify for Medicaid ...

The Fairness Project, working with Medicaid expansion supporters in Mississippi, says more than 200,000 people would gain healthcare coverage and the state would save more than $800 million in ...

Mississippi Division of Medicaid also submitted a presumed eligibility program plan to the federal government and has yet to receive any feedback on it, Westerfield said Wednesday morning.

Second, Mississippi’s Medicaid program provides support to women before, during, and after pregnancy. Medicaid finances nearly 60 percent of all births in Mississippi, helping to bring about ...

House Bill 539 allows pregnant women in Mississippi to receive presumptive care until their application for Medicaid is ...