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‘We Can Get It Done’: How Jefferson County Became First In …

WEBJefferson County started the month miles ahead of Mississippi, with much less of its population available for vaccination, but still vaccinated another 8.3% of all of …

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Medicaid Expansion Bill Coming By Monday, Hosemann Says

WEBA Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, beginning a process that could provide health care to about 230,000 working …

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Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ MSMA Tells …

WEBDuring a hearing with lawmakers in November, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney warned that 38 of Mississippi’s rural hospitals, or about 54%, …

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Giving Medicaid to Working Poor Mississippians Isn’t Welfare

WEBLow-income Mississippi residents face significant challenges in accessing affordable health care. In 2021, Mississippi had the fifth-highest uninsured rate in the …

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Proposals to Help Mississippi Hospitals Include $80 Million Grants

WEBJanuary 19, 2023. Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann described multiple bills state senators have proposed to address health-care challenges in the state, including one …

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‘A Quantum Leap’: MSDH Launches HIV Prevention Telehealth …

WEBMississippians can call 601-432-3066 to schedule a telemedicine appointment with the new program. A Vastly Underutilized Tool. Dobbs refers to two pills: pre-exposure …

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Dr. Dan Edney Named Mississippi’s New State Health Officer

WEBPhoto courtesy MSDH. The Mississippi State Board of Health has named Dr. Daniel P. Edney the new state health officer, the highest public-health office in …

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Mississippi Leads Nation in Preventable Deaths, Official Says

WEBMississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney spoke inside the Mississippi Capitol Building’s rotunda on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, where he warned that …

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Mississippi Fights Nation’s Highest Infant Mortality Rates

WEBInfant deaths occur from birth to before a child’s first birthday, and Mississippi’s rate was the highest in the nation at 8.12 per 1,000 births. The state’s …

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Mississippi Medical Cannabis Investors Focus On Lab Testing

WEBThe MSDH requires labs to test for more than 60 types of pesticides. Lab scientists analyze the samples’ moisture content to ensure the correct amount of water …

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Pandemic Timeline: COVID-19 in Mississippi

WEBBy Nick Judin and Ashton Pittman. The COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives and presented new challenges to leaders around the world in 2020. Using this …

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After Years of Neglect, the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 …

WEBThe question that I would pose amid the COVID-19 global pandemic is who pays the price? In an area of the country suffering from high levels of concentrated …

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Mississippi Medicaid Removes 29,000 After COVID Orders End

WEBMississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney, center, told the Mississippi Free Press in February 2023 that he was concerned that thousands of “low-income …

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AG: Make Out-of-State Abortion Info Available to Investigators

WEBMississippi Attorney General Wants Info On Out-of-State Abortions, Gender-Affirming Care. by Ashton Pittman. July 14, 2023. Republican Mississippi Attorney …

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Mississippians Break Previous ACA Enrollment Record Almost a …

WEBMore Mississippians signed up for health insurance through the federal insurance exchange in 2020 than any year prior. Nearly 111,000 Mississippians found health …

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Medicaid Expansion Worth Considering, New House Chairman Says

WEBAP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medicaid expansion is worth considering, says Rep. Sam Creekmore, the new chairman of the …

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State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs Resigning From MSDH

WEBState Health Officer Thomas Dobbs will soon step down from his leadership role at the Mississippi State Department of Health, leaving the agency he has led for …

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State Epidemiologist Retires, Led Mississippi Through COVID-19

WEBState Epidemiologist Retiring After Leading Mississippi Through COVID-19. by Heather Harrison. June 5, 2023. Mississippi State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, …

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Mississippi Drug Overdose Deaths Declined 10% in 2022

WEBPhoto by Nick Judin. Mississippi’s drug overdose death rate declined 10% in 2022 after more than doubling over the preceding five years as a coalition of state …

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