JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers appear to be on track to renew and fund Medicaid beyond this coming weekend, when the program is set to expire. In the opening day of a special session Thursday, the House voted overwhelmingly to reauthorize the existence of the program and to set its budget. Bills also must pass the Senate, which is expected to act on Friday. Republicans hold the majority in both chambers, and in the House they blocked Democrats' efforts to expand the federal-state health insurance program to another 300,000 people. "It is good business to want everybody to be well in this state," said Rep. Tommy Reynolds, D-Charleston. Medicaid expansion is an option under the...
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