With recent focus statewide and nationally on social safety net programs, any changes could impact hundreds of thousand of Mississippians. Some in Congress are skeptical that roughly a trillion dollars in cuts could be afforded without taking out substantial funding from programs like Medicaid.

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Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.

As of August 2024, approximately 642,000 Mississippians relied on Medicaid and CHIP for healthcare coverage. Although Mississippi has not yet adopted Medicaid expansion, discussions about its ...