Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann expresses his continued concern over COVID-19 and explained measures the Senate will take to protect themselves and staff during the upcoming 2021 Legislature, during a briefing to media at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in December.
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Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shine a harsh light on stateâs long-standing health disparities, the prospects appear dim for any expansion of Medicaid access to the stateâs working poor.
Both Gov. Tate Reeves and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn oppose expansion of the Medicaid program, but Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann continues to voice a willingness to consider some version of the idea.