Sophia Paffenroth @svpaffenroth
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House and Senate leaders remain at odds over a work requirement for expanded Medicaid coverage, which the federal government is highly unlikely to approve. The two chambers face an 8 p.m. deadline today to submit an initial compromise.
House and Senate leaders remain at odds over a work requirement for expanded Medicaid coverage, which the federal government is highly unlikely to approve. The two chambers face an 8 p.m. deadline today to submit an initial compromise.
Great recap from @svpaffenroth about the House and Senate expansion proposals so far this session.
Great recap from @svpaffenroth about the House and Senate expansion proposals so far this session.
Here's a great recap from @svpaffenroth about the several House and Senate proposals to date. mississippitoday.org/2024/04/29/mis…
Watching this Medicaid expansion conference committee is boggling my mind. Rep. McGee/the House just offered a compromise, the Senate offered no such compromise. Then Chmn Blackwell quoted a Chinese proverb and told the House not to hold up the whole thing by not compromising
"Mississippi is one of the strangest states ever. The only way to help me is if I have children?” buff.ly/441UQcx
The most prominent Mississippi Republican to express openness to Medicaid expansion for years has become the biggest roadblock to its passing. My editorial about Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s dug-in position that threatens to kill the entire proposal: mississippitoday.org/2024/04/18/del…
As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Selinda Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work. buff.ly/441UQcx
So what convinced Burgin, who wanted the work requirement to move forward on expansion w/out it? “Billions of dollars,” he said. “Look, I’m a business guy. I don’t spend money, I invest money. … I had a fiduciary responsibility to my constituents to take that money.”
So what convinced Burgin, who wanted the work requirement to move forward on expansion w/out it? “Billions of dollars,” he said. “Look, I’m a business guy. I don’t spend money, I invest money. … I had a fiduciary responsibility to my constituents to take that money.”
Happy Tax Day, when millions of us Mississippians will send our hard-earned money to 40 other states that are providing health care to millions of poor, working people. California, New York & Massachusetts thank us deeply (as do Louisiana and Arkansas). mississippitoday.org/2024/04/15/tax…
Th ER's closure will leave the future site of the new electric vehicle battery plant in a county with no emergency department: mississippitoday.org/2024/04/11/hol…
Bill to correct outdated law barring IVF children from inheritance passes committee via @svpaffenroth | @MSTODAYnews djournal.com/mississippi-to…
Must read analysis from Geoff Pender: "The message to big money special interests appears clear: If you want to buy state politicians, come on down to Mississippi. We’re stacking them deep and selling them cheap."
Must read analysis from Geoff Pender: "The message to big money special interests appears clear: If you want to buy state politicians, come on down to Mississippi. We’re stacking them deep and selling them cheap."
An austere version of Medicaid expansion passed the Senate on Thursday 36-16 – a veto-proof majority – with significant changes to the original bill and now heads back to the House for consideration. buff.ly/3vnryIz
The Mississippi Senate's Medicaid "expansion light" plan is nearly identical to Georgia's -- which health policy experts say isn't working out too well. from @svpaffenroth mississippitoday.org/2024/03/28/mis…
Senate committee passes Medicaid 'expansion' bill that leaves hundreds of millions in federal dollars on table mississippitoday.org/2024/03/27/sen…
Five years later, this MS mom is still fighting an outdated law blocking her child's inheritance Jud Chair @bricewigginsMS would not specify why he's chosen not to move a bill aiming to fix the issue forward the past 2 yrs or whether he would this year mississippitoday.org/2024/03/25/fiv…
IVF, inheritance and an outdated law And it isn’t just about the money – although the past few years have been a struggle for Katie Studdard to make ends meet as a middle school art teacher. It’s about her late husband's legacy and her daughter's identity mississippitoday.org/2024/03/25/fiv…
Important on the ground reporting from @svpaffenroth in Mississippi on adults in the Medicaid "coverage gap" and who are currently uninsured. Important to note while technically they can sign up for marketplace plans, they are prohibitively expensive. mississippitoday.org/2024/03/14/mis…
Appears there are some serious problems in the Senate on Medicaid expansion. Necessary reading today: From @svpaffenroth: Senate still has no expansion plan. mississippitoday.org/2024/03/12/sen… From @taylorcvance: Gov. Tate Reeves is lobbying senators against. mississippitoday.org/2024/03/12/tat…
“Prairie Farms did notify us that they accidentally broke a valve unloading a truck, and they dumped a full tanker load of milk into that lagoon at once,” the mayor recalled. @alxrzr visited a "milky lagoon" where a layer of dairy sludge is 2 feet deep mississippitoday.org/2024/03/11/cur…
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581K Followers 270 Following Physics Today is the world's most popular physics magazine. (Header image: @ClaireLamman for Physics Today; see https://t.co/OBmUwWdZXB)House and Senate leaders remain at odds over a work requirement for expanded Medicaid coverage, which the federal government is highly unlikely to approve. The two chambers face an 8 p.m. deadline today to submit an initial compromise.
The Republican House and Senate leadership remain at odds over a work requirement for expanded Medicaid coverage, something the federal government is unlikely to approve. buff.ly/3y00Gze
Great recap from @svpaffenroth about the House and Senate expansion proposals so far this session.
Here’s a breakdown of the various Medicaid expansion plans proposed this session. buff.ly/3wdeOo6
Here's a great recap from @svpaffenroth about the several House and Senate proposals to date. mississippitoday.org/2024/04/29/mis…
The Legislature is facing a deadline tonight. They have 56 bills on the General calendar to file by 8:00 p.m. tonight. If they don't, they die. This includes the medicaid expansion bill. We are still waiting to see if they will file a resolution to revive budget bills. #msleg
Dr. Lilley is a fantastic physician… she cares about people.
I’m a pediatric endocrinologist in Mississippi. I have 2 patients with Type 1 diabetes in my practice who are 18 and orphaned. One is a jr in high school (held back a grade after his mother died). Both lost their last surviving parent recently. Terrified of aging out of Medicaid
I’m a pediatric endocrinologist in Mississippi. I have 2 patients with Type 1 diabetes in my practice who are 18 and orphaned. One is a jr in high school (held back a grade after his mother died). Both lost their last surviving parent recently. Terrified of aging out of Medicaid
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Little over 45 minutes in. Main takeaways - Senate has reiterated that they are concerned with the exchange population. House has offered a compromise that would address those concerns. Would expand to 138% FPL, keep the exchange intact and draw down the 90/10 federal match.
Watching this Medicaid expansion conference committee is boggling my mind. Rep. McGee/the House just offered a compromise, the Senate offered no such compromise. Then Chmn Blackwell quoted a Chinese proverb and told the House not to hold up the whole thing by not compromising
Senate Medicaid committee chairman Sen. Kevin Blackwell is now outlining the Senate plan. Expands up to 99% FPL. Could impact roughly 74,000 MS’ians. Includes 120 hour monthly work requirement. If CMS denies the WR, plan dies. @WJTV
.@Pipisadog hopes you have a good day.
Rep. McGee emphasized that the House plan has a 4 year repealer. If it turns into a, “complete disaster” it will stand to be repealed.
had to pull the window AC out of storage i'm cooked
"Mississippi is one of the strangest states ever. The only way to help me is if I have children?” buff.ly/441UQcx
Without Expansion: 100-138% FPL cohort gets federally funded payment of their ACA premiums. With Expansion: 100-138% FPL cohort gets federally funded insurance through the Medicaid. Claiming anything is accomplished by leaving this cohort out of MS Medicaid Expansion is…
The most prominent Mississippi Republican to express openness to Medicaid expansion for years has become the biggest roadblock to its passing. My editorial about Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s dug-in position that threatens to kill the entire proposal: mississippitoday.org/2024/04/18/del…
As Medicaid expansion talks approach conference negotiations, Ken and many other Mississippians are hoping lawmakers can reach an agreement on an expansion bill that includes those making up to 138% FPL. Catch the rest of our conversation @WJTV at 6 o'clock.
When Ken is not working at the church he mows lawns and picks up other maintenance jobs around Jackson. Ken, his wife, and two teenage children have applied to Medicaid four times just this year and have yet to be accepted.
This is Ken Allen. He works as a custodian at Southside Baptist Church in Jackson. Like so many other working Mississippians, Ken and his family fall in the coverage gap and are left without health insurance. Ken was kind enough to share his story with me today.
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