Do you know how many people in Mississippi get medical help through Medicare and Medicaid? What you need to know about the programs, your community

Ever wonder how much Mississippi sends to the federal government in taxes vs. how much residents get back? Here's what we know.

With recent focus statewide and nationally on social safety net programs, any changes could impact hundreds of thousand of Mississippians. Some in Congress are skeptical that roughly a trillion dollars in cuts could be afforded without taking out substantial funding from programs like Medicaid.

Here's what we know about how many people get health insurance from the government in Mississippi, including Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP and how the programs affect Mississippi families.