Mississippi House Bill 55

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations A
Pending: House Medicaid Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Children Who Are Under 19 Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is More Than 133% But Not More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Children's Health Insurance Program; To Repeal Sections 41-86-1, 41-86-5, 41-86-7, 41-86-9, 41-86-11, 41-86-13 And 41-86-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program Act; And For Related Purposes.

Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act and under CHIP.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	86	1	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	11	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	13	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	15	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	5	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	7	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
41	86	9	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	13	115	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0055.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0055IN.htm