SUMMARY: The “Save Our Hospitals” tour stopped at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where the hospital's closure of its Behavioral Health Unit in June has left 150 people unemployed and patients without critical care. State Representative Zakiya Summers has called for the expansion of Medicaid to help struggling hospitals. Governor Tate Reeves opposes Medicaid expansion but has announced plans for Medicaid reimbursement reforms that would provide $700 million for hospitals. Summers is critical of the governor's plan and urges him to call a special session to address the healthcare crisis.

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