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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 →
2022 Legislation Page

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The Center for Mississippi Health Policy is tracking selected health-related bills throughout the session, posting status updates on this page. Listed below are selected health-related bills that are enacted during this session.

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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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How A Bill Becomes A Law

Monday, April 25th, 2022

This infographic shows how a bill becomes a law in the state of Mississippi.
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EXPANDED HEALTHINSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MISSISSIPPIANS BELOW 138% OF THE FPL

Monday, April 25th, 2022

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states have been granted the option of expanding Medicaid eligibility to individuals with income below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia have expanded … Continue reading →

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