Mississippi State House Medicaid Committee Chairman Rep. Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, seated left, state Rep. Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, seated right, and state Rep. Rodney Hall, R-Southaven, back right, join state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, D-Canton, back left, in listening to the debate over a proposed Medicaid expansion bill in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, listens as Senate Medicaid Committee Chairman Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, provides details on the body's passing a Medicaid expansion bill at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, center, speaks on the Senate passing a Medicaid expansion bill at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, speaks to reporters about the Senate passing a Medicaid expansion bill at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)