About half of those disenrolled subsequently regained their Medicaid coverage, and more than a quarter are now covered through an employer, Medicare, an ACA exchange or another source.
Legislation would allow one organization to return to practices banned by the Affordable Care Act, including denying coverage to those with serious medical conditions.
Mississippi Senate leaders point to one component of the federal Affordable Care Act health care law as a reason not to expand Medicaid to provide health care coverage to the working poor.
Physician practices, and particularly smaller groups, are still grappling with the financial ramifications of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering closing, according to new data from the AMA.
Some who support curbs on prior authorization caution that the new state laws might not make much of a difference, largely because they lack strong enforcement mechanisms.