Hundreds of Mississippians met at the Capitol in Jackson for a 'Full Expansion Day' rally, urging legislators to expand Medicaid.
The Pulse: Mississippians rally for full Medicaid expansion by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today April 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPFKDqtW5n4 Rev. Reginald Buckley joined hundreds of doctors, clergy, and Mississippians from over 35 communities at the Capitol in Jackson for a"Full Expansion Day" rally, urging legislators to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
matter of life and death': Hundreds rally at Capitol for full Medicaid expansionThis article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Eric J. Shelton was a 2018 corps member in Report for America, and joined the team as our first photojournalist. A native of Columbia, Miss., Eric earned his bachelor’s in photojournalism from the University of Southern Mississippi.
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