Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after birth ...

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE MISSISSIPPI BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE CASSANDRA WELCHLIN SAYS EXTENDING POSTPARTUM MEDICAID WILL SAVE LIVES. THURSDAY - GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SIGNED BILL 2212 INTO LAW. THE ...

If Reeves does sign the bill into law, Mississippi will no longer be the only state to neither extend postpartum coverage past 60 days or expanded Medicaid under the affordable care act.

Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020, although many ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it's part of a ...