JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials propose charging different rates for state workers' and teachers' health insurance, depending on whether those covered by the plan take steps to manage potentially expensive health conditions.
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Some House members are worried that the change could be overly punitive, though. Their opposition led House Insurance Chairman Gary Chism, R-Columbus, to set the bill aside after a brief floor fight Thursday. No vote was taken, but the issue could return. A similar measure is pending in the Senate.
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