Daily Journal
By: Michaela Gibson Morris
An analysis of Mississippi’s proposal for Medicaid work requirements shows it would hit African-American mothers and families living in small towns and rural areas the hardest, according to a report released Tuesday. Mississippi Health Advocacy Program held press conferences across the state to release the report compiled by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families.
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According to the analysis, the Delta would be hardest hit. In Northeast Mississippi, Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo counties could also feel the pinch, because they have higher than national average rates of adults with Medicaid coverage living in small towns and rural areas. Mississippi applied for a 1115 waiver to allow the department to require certain recipients to work, volunteer or participate in work skills training to receive health care through Medicaid.
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