Following the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi lawmakers are rightly considering what policies might best benefit pregnant women and children. One of the ideas supported by Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is to expand Medicaid coverage for one year following pregnancy. The proposal is a priority of the Biden-Harris administration and was codified as a state option in the 2021 federal COVID-19 stimulus package. Such a move would be a huge step toward Obamacare Medicaid expansion and lead families down the wrong path of welfare dependency.
Mississippi is one of 12 states that has refused to expand Medicaid to a broader population of able-bodied adults not traditionally covered by the program. The Biden administration’s Plan B is to encourage Mississippi and other states to expand Medicaid using other means. First, prohibit states from removing anyone from Medicaid even if they are no longer eligible. Second, expand eligibility categories. That’s what expanding postpartum Medicaid for one year is really about.
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JAMESON TAYLOR helped draft the Mississippi law in Dobbs v. Jackson and led the coalition to get it passed. He is the director of Government Affairs for AFA Action.
