Medicaid expansion debate stirs memories of family medical debt for Mississippi senator

As clergy, physicians and business leaders have for weeks rallied at the state Capitol to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor, observers can often spot the same conservative lawmaker listening attentively on the sidelines. Sen. Chad McMahan, a Republican from Guntown, hasn’t attended the events as a participant, a supporter or an opponent of the rallies. Rather, he goes because he wants to listen to the debate or because his constituents are there. In fact, McMahan has