Month: December 2018
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Mississippi Medicaid Tobacco-Related Cost | 2018 Issue Brief
To read the print-friendly version, click here. | To read the full report, click here. The negative effects of tobacco usage on health have been well studied, andthere is a growing body of evidence documenting the increased risk for specific diseases associated with tobacco use. This higher risk calculates into…
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Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services | 2018 Factsheet
Mississippi County-Level DataIn Mississippi, more than half of women of childbearing age are estimated to be avoiding pregnancy and in need of contraceptive services. Twenty percent of women ages 15-44 are uninsured, meaning they are without access to quality contraception without cost-sharing through public or private health insurance. However, they…