This fact sheet provides the number and percentage of adults ages 18 – 64 without health insurance at the county level in Mississippi and compares rates for years 2017 and 2020, the most recent data. Under the Affordable Care Act, Adults with household incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) would qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage currently not elected by the state. Adults from households with incomes below 400% FPL qualify for federal support (subsidies) to buy health … Read more...
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EXPANDED HEALTHINSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MISSISSIPPIANS BELOW 138% OF THE FPL
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states
have been granted the option of expanding Medicaid
eligibility to individuals with income below 138% of the
federal poverty level (FPL). Thirty-eight states and the District
of Columbia have expanded Medicaid coverage for their
citizens; Mississippi is one of 12 states that has not pursued
that option.
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan,
nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research
and data to inform … Read more...