Sid Salter: Missed opportunity, yes, but Medicaid expansion prospects changed this session

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Sid Salter: Missed opportunity, yes, but Medicaid expansion prospects changed this session

Sid Salter STARKVILLE ­– While not an absolute, it’s been my experience that political change comes slowly in Mississippi – as slowly as molasses on a cold biscuit. That’s my take on the disappointing failure of Mississippi lawmakers to reach a consensus on a plan to expand Medicaid coverage to our state’s working poor. The working poor are those fellow Mississippians with jobs who don’t make enough money to afford health insurance. All of us wh…