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The Other Side Podcast: Rep. Sam Creekmore says Legislature is …

WEBHouse Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, tells Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he’s hopeful he and other …

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Q&A: Explaining the health care coverage gap The Enterprise …

WEBThe coverage gap refers to a certain group of uninsured people in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the federal health reform …

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Pike may join new mental health region The Enterprise Journal

WEBPike may join new mental health region. County officials across Southwest Mississippi may have found a way to cure the problems of a struggling state-run regional …

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A small town struggles to survive in the heart of Mississippi’s

WEBAfter driving over the last hill just north of Yazoo City, U.S. 49 opens up into the Delta’s vast fields of green, leading straight to the city of Belzoni, just a speck flying …

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Miss. Department of Health marks National Public Health Week

WEBMississippi has 82 counties with 86 county health departments across the state that offer services such as blood pressure checks, breast and cervical cancer …

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Mississippi’s troubled mental health system shows signs of repair

WEBUltimately, the report found DMH was compliant or in partial compliance with all key issues pointed out in the agreement. Wendy Bailey, executive director of the …

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A coverage gap Catch-22: To work, Selinda Walker needs health …

WEBSelinda Walker needs health insurance to get medical treatment for her autoimmune disease so she can return to work. But under the House and Senate’s …

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Area’s mental health offerings improving The Enterprise Journal

WEBThe state of mental health in Southwest Mississippi may or may not be great, but the provision of mental health services is improving. Tracey Alexander Boyd …

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Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health …

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data …

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The Pulse: Maternal Wellness Rx Initiative The Enterprise Journal

WEBJennifer Hopping, executive director of the American Heart Association, talks about the organization’s Maternal Wellness Rx initiative. The initiative focuses on …

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Opinion: Despite lawsuits, state making strides on mental health

WEBOpinion: Despite lawsuits, state making strides on mental health. By WYATT EMMERICH. Wed,02/02/22-3:24PM, 1,285 Reads 30,586 Statewide. Wendy Bailey, …

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Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare

WEBAbout 41% of Original Medicare beneficiaries had Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, in 2021, according to a February 2023 report summarizing …

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Benefit set for Williams Brothers’ Green The Enterprise Journal

WEBTue,04/25/17-3:40PM, 4,107 Reads. Musical groups, choirs and soloists will come together Saturday for a night of song and appreciation for Henry Green, a member of the …

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Lampton nominated to state history board The Enterprise Journal

WEBA longtime member and former president of the Mississippi State Board of Health, Dr. Luke Lampton of Magnolia could get a chance to serve on another state board — of the …

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Mental health provider to open new sites in Mississippi

WEBNATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi mental health provider plans to open multiple new facilities. Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex will open five new …

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Every Medicaid expansion bill dies without debate or vote

WEBWed,02/01/23-3:46PM, 348 Reads 14,517 Statewide. More than 15 bills that would have expanded Medicaid to provide health care coverage to primarily the working poor died …

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Williams named new Field CEO The Enterprise Journal

WEBFri,02/25/22-6:46PM, 1,940 Reads. Richard Williams is leaving his job as Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center’s chief operating officer to become Field Health …

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs …

WEBPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went …

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