27 Oct 2025
Please read the action item note at the bottom of this email. The note is after the email addresses and is in bold red typeface. Letter #1 from an outside source Healthcare) “New data from the Urban Institute reveals that Mississippi will be the most severely impacted state in the nation—particularly on a per-capita basis—if enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage are allowed to expire at the end of 2025.” According to the Urban Institute analysis, Mississippi faces: $1 billion in healthcare spending decline – among the highest in the nation for a state of Mississippi's size A 29.1% increase in uncompensated care – the second-highest increase in the country, translating to approximately $251 million in additional costs that hospitals and providers will be forced to absorb More than half of subsidized Marketplace enrollment lost – Mississippi is one of only eight states projected to see enrollment fall by more than 50% When converted to a per-capit...