Month: February 2009
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School Nurses in Mississippi | 2009 Issue Brief
To download the print-friendly version, click here. | To read the 2010 School Nurse Issue Brief, click here. | To read the 2011 School Nurse Issue Brief, click here. School nursing in the United States dates back to 1902 when school nurses were used to intervene with students and families…
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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act | 2009 Issue Brief
Implications for Mississippi The Children’s Health Insurance Program was reauthorized by Congress in February 2009. The new law, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), contains significant changes in funding, benefits, eligibility, and administrative requirements and offers several new policy options.