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Not a political issue, a human issue : Miss. health advocates want Medicaid expansion on the ballot
Sarah Haselhorst, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
After a decade of the state Legislature averting Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act, in a state notorious for poor health care, Mississippi advocates say it s time for voters to decide.
They want Medicaid expansion, estimated to cover over 200,000 Mississippians, on the 2022 ballot.
A coalition of Mississippi medical experts, patients, small business owners and nonprofits initiated a statewide campaign  Yes On 76  Tuesday morning at the Mississippi Hospital Association s offices in Madison.
The campaign kickstarted with a petition in support of ballot Initiative 76 that will need to amass over 106,000 signatures by October to make their 2022 goal. Over 21,000 will need to come from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in 2000. ....

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