The following is a press release from the Mississippi Democratic Trust:

Last year in Mississippi, uncompensated care, those costs incurred in treating uninsured patients, totaled $525.5 million.  Of that amount, $315 million was not covered by any federal reimbursement program and was, instead, passed on to Mississippi taxpayers.

House Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak (D – Bogue Chitto) said, “Mississippi hospitals and taxpayers make up for uncompensated care through higher taxes and higher costs for healthcare.”