Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed by the state Legislature.
Gov. Tate Reeves has promised to sign the bill.
The bipartisan move is the culmination of a twoyear effort to convince a majority of the Republican- controlled House to provide longer postpartum coverage.
Republican proponents said change was a…
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