A recent study, released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, said that the federal government would spend $14 in Mississippi for every $1 the state would spend on Medicaid expansion. Read the full… (read more)
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Factory operators, farmers and fishermen could stop paying sales taxesSales taxes are charged on the purchase of goods. Mississippi taxes most goods at a rate of 7%. Our sales tax on goods includes all retail purchases of tangible personal property… (read more)
Recent actions by the Mississippi Legislature could risk defunding remediation on community college and university campuses. This approach is bad policy that would move Mississippi’s families, workforce and economic competitiveness in the wrong direction. Read the full Op-Ed… (read more)
Tuesday, the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents endorsed Bryant’s Education Works, saying school leaders “look forward to working with him in implementing a quality reading and math experience for every student we serve.”
Outside groups were quick to attack the… (read more)
Mississippi lawmakers can expect to be pulled in opposite directions this year on a big-dollar question of whether to expand Medicaid. Gov. Phil Bryant and fellow Republicans who lead the House and Senate say they oppose expansion because they believe the… (read more)
A new year will usher in a new round of debate on some old political sticking points at the state capitol. The biggest being the fight over charter schools, supported by Governor Phil Bryant and Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. ”This year must… (read more)
For policy experts, expansion is no-brainer. Ed Sivak, executive director of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, said the thousands of health-care and related positions Medicaid expansion would create represent a boon to Mississippi’s economy, where the overall number of jobs… (read more)
If Mississippi is going to receive the full benefit of the Medicaid expansion that is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, legislators will need to act in 2013. Read the full article.… (read more)
The requirement that people apply for Medicaid and make their annual recertification during face-to-face meetings was pushed through by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his first term. The face-to-face requirement for Mississippi Medicaid recipients will be prohibited starting in January 2014… (read more)
One portion of the controversial federal health care law will affect Mississippi more than most states. Starting in January 2014, states can no longer require so-called “face-to-face” visits where people travel to a Medicaid office to apply to be covered by… (read more)
