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Jump to full article: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2008-07-11
Author: BOBBY HARRISON Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
Intro: Gov. Haley Barbour, on the losing side of a lawsuit over his ability to tax hospitals, said he will start the process of making cuts to Medicaid providers today.
Hinds County Chancery Judge William H. Singletary ruled Thursday the governor could not increase the assessment on hospitals without legislative approval. . .
The House leadership has proposed a cigarette tax increase to fund the deficit.
On Thursday, Barbour said the Medicaid cuts could be blamed on the House leaders for not passing the hospital patient tax.
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