Lawmakers turn away billions in federal funds as they pour state funds into health care

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Analysis: Lawmakers spent $100 million in state funds on a one-time hospital grant program that will be gone in a year. That same amount could have been spent to draw down billions in federal dollars that could help hospitals for years to come.

by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 2, 2023 As the Mississippi Senate recently was considering and passing legislation to provide $103 million for a grant program for the state’s beleaguered hospitals, Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, asked a pertinent question. She wanted to know if the $103 million would provide real help for the hospitals — many of which experts say are in danger of closing.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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