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Health Insurance Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Jan. 31, 2024	Mississippi	SB 2140	Establishes an Online Portal for Physicians to Submit Prior Authorization Requests	Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2023	Mississippi	SB 2228	Authorizes the Sale of Pet Insurance	Bill Passed - House (103 - 9)
Feb. 6, 2018	Mississippi	SB 2836	Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding	Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
Feb. 26, 2016	Mississippi	HB 1116	Increases Identification Requirements for Medicaid	Bill Passed - House (76 - 40)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
1/31	SB 2140	Establishes an Online Portal for Physicians to Submit Prior Authorization Requests	Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
2/28	SB 2228	Authorizes the Sale of Pet Insurance	Bill Passed - House (103 - 9)
2/06	SB 2836	Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding	Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
2/26	HB 1116	Increases Identification Requirements for Medicaid	Bill Passed - House (76 - 40)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Jan. 30, 2023	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage Program	Sen. Roger Wicker
Jan. 30, 2023	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage Program	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
July 15, 2022	Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Closing the Coverage Gap in Reconciliation to Improve the Health of our Neighbors in Non-Expansion States	Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 8, 2022	Blumenthal, Cramer, Baldwin & Wicker Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services	Sen. Roger Wicker
March 10, 2022	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Tester Leads Bipartisan Push to Lower Prescription Drug Costs	Sen. Roger Wicker

Date	Title	Politician
Jan. 30, 2023	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage Program	Sen. Roger Wicker
Jan. 30, 2023	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage Program	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
July 15, 2022	Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Closing the Coverage Gap in Reconciliation to Improve the Health of our Neighbors in Non-Expansion States	Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 8, 2022	Blumenthal, Cramer, Baldwin & Wicker Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services	Sen. Roger Wicker
March 10, 2022	Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Tester Leads Bipartisan Push to Lower Prescription Drug Costs	Sen. Roger Wicker

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome

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