SUMMARY: Speaker Jason White of the Mississippi House has appointed Sam Creekmore as the new chairman of the Public Health and Human Services Committee, who supports considering Medicaid expansion. The state has long been one of the poorest in the nation. Fellow Republican Missy McGee has been appointed as the chairwoman of the House Medicaid Committee and played a leadership role last year in extending postpartum Medicaid coverage. Mississippi is one of 10 states that have not taken Medicaid expansion, but White wants to consider it as a way to bring more federal funds to the state. The leadership team for the four-year term includes changes in key areas such as education, judiciary, and budget writing committees.

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