Up 52.3% from April 2020 to April 2021Friday, November 19th, 2021Written by Larry L. Smith, Ph. D. Drug Overdose Deaths Up 52.3% from April 2020 to April 2021 in Mississippi The National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Vital Statistics Rapid Release … Continue reading
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021Written by the Center for Mississippi Health Policy staff with contributions from University of Mississippi Medical Center students participating in a Fellowship with the Center to study health policy. FIG. 1 Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure Rule 2.1 “Every Mississippi … Continue reading
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Thursday, January 20, 2022The 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.
Mississippi County-Level 2019 DataThursday, October 21, 2021This fact sheet provides the number and percentage of adults ages 18 – 64 without health insurance at the county level in Mississippi and compares rates for years 2016 and 2019, the most recent data. Under the Affordable Care Act, … Continue reading
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Data from 2013 to 2019Tuesday, September 14th, 2021Number of uninsured people 18 to 64 years old with household income at or below 138% FPL by county.
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2021Researchers from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) at the University of Minnesota compiled Mississippi data from the 2019 United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) at the request of the Center for Mississippi Health Policy. The … Continue reading
Addressing gaps in coverage to improve maternal healthTuesday, October 26th, 2021Receiving medical care at all stages of childbearing from preconception and pregnancy to delivery and postpartum has implications for women’s health, infant health, and later episodes of pregnancy. This brief explores the postpartum period when some women are at risk … Continue reading
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