Eligible Mississippians often face barriers to Medicaid. Federal cuts will make access harder

Medicaid Barriers in Mississippi

Eligible Mississippians often face barriers to Medicaid, and federal cuts will make access even harder.

A Marshall County woman, Kimberly Todd, recently experienced a significant barrier to healthcare. The state required her to seek child support from her ex-boyfriend to receive Medicaid, resulting in four months of back-and-forth with caseworkers, miscommunication among agencies, delayed medical care, and the possibility of sending the father of her two youngest children to jail.

The state asked her to seek child support from her ex-boyfriend, creating a four-month ordeal.

Todd, a single mother of five, has lived with fibromyalgia for four years without health insurance. She has also endured numbness in her abdomen, pain in her uterus, and two periods a month due to complications from a C-section in 2021.

Author's summary: Medicaid barriers hinder healthcare access in Mississippi.

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The Yazoo Herald The Yazoo Herald — 2025-10-27

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