Boosting Medicaid Rates Insufficient in Mississippi – A Deeper Solution Needed
TL/DR -
Cecil Brown, a former legislator, argues that Governor Reeves' proposal to add $700 million to hospital funding is inadequate and that a full Medicaid expansion is necessary. Brown states that many Mississippi hospitals are at risk of closing due to financial strains, in part due to losses on Medicare and Medicaid patients and unpaid bills…