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Healthcare System Performance

Mississippi Indicators & Healthcare Infrastructure: Opportunities for Improvement

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

The performance of Mississippi’s healthcare system is consistently ranked as one of the lowest in the nation. In 2013, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) published the report, “Healthcare System Performance: What Mississippi Indicators Reveal,” which included an analysis … Continue reading →
Economic Impact Of Expanded Health Insurance Coverage For Mississippians Below 138% Of The Federal Poverty Level

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Introduction The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan, nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research and data to inform the planning, decision-making, and operations of health policy in Mississippi. Since the option for states to … Continue reading →

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Summary of the 2022 Mississippi Legislative Session

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

Introduction The Mississippi Legislation has adjourned for 2022. This article will highlight the various health-related bills and health policy topics that surfaced during this session. This session marks the second year of Governor Tate Reeves’ term as Mississippi Governor with … Continue reading →
Drug Overdose Deaths in Mississippi

Up 52.3% from April 2020 to April 2021

Friday, November 19th, 2021

Written by Larry L. Smith, Ph. D. The National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Vital Statistics Rapid Release of Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts at the US and State level. Based … Continue reading →

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Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022

Mississippi Medicaid pays for pregnancy-related healthcare for over 60% of Mississippi births each year. Many pregnant Medicaid participants would not have been eligible for Medicaid prior to their pregnancy increasing the likelihood that they have gone uninsured for some time. … Continue reading →
Social Determinants of Health

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

Determinants of health are a broad range of factors that influence an individual’s health status, which, ultimately, impacts the performance and quality of the state’s healthcare system. Determinants of health are typically categorized into the following categories: Education Access & … Continue reading →

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