Medicaid Covers US: Mississippi

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Medicaid Covers US in Mississippi

Medicaid Covers US is our campaign to promote Medicaid as one part of the solution to achieve health equity in the US. Health coverage is something we all need and we all deserve. It’s time to close the gap.

More than 230,000 Mississippians are living without health insurance simply because our leaders have refused to expand Medicaid. These folks are in the “Coverage Gap,” living sicker and dying younger than those with health insurance. The majority of people living in that gap are people of color, left behind because leaders in those states are putting politics ahead of people. Medicaid Covers US is our campaign to promote Medicaid as one part of the solution to achieve health equity in the US. Health coverage is something we all need, and we all deserve. It’s time to close the gap.

Will you join the fight for Medicaid expansion in Mississippi? 

Please sign our petition to expand Medicaid in Mississippi
 

Ormella

Ormella: Tupelo, MS

Ormella is the Chief Strategy Officer for North Mississippi Health Services, and too often sees patients come through their doors who have not had the opportunity to get preventive services because they don’t have access to health insurance.

Dr. Pace

Dr. Pace: Tupelo, MS

Dr. Pace is a retired gastroenterologist and a colon cancer survivor. He knows first-hand the importance of early cancer diagnosis, and knows that expanding Medicaid in Mississippi would allow more people to have access to life-saving screenings.

Shane

Shane: Tupelo, MS

Shane is the President and CEO of North Mississippi Health Services, the largest rural hospital system in the country. He wants to ensure his patients have access to the care they need, and knows that Medicaid expansion would play a huge role in that.

Tim

Tim: Guntown, MS

Tim was working in construction when he noticed sores on his foot, but he didn’t have health insurance to treat it. Years later, he found out that the sores were diabetic ulcers and he needed to have his leg amputated.

Joshua

Joshua: Gore Springs, MS

Joshua is a full-time student holding a full-time job, but as a 19-year-old in Mississippi who makes less than the poverty line, he does not have access to health insurance. When he realized that a mole on his head had grown considerably, he didn’t have the coverage he needed to see a specialist. 

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