News Article Mentions
- “Medicaid expansion in Mississippi is in limbo, for now, as lawmakers table discussions” by Drew Hawkins, January 23, 2025, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
- “With Trump heading back to the White House, is MS Medicaid expansion plan still viable?” by Grant McLaughlin, November 24, 2024, The Clarion-Ledger
- “Early Intervention Task Force to request millions more from lawmakers in 2025″, by Jeremy Pittari, November 1, 2024, Magnolia Tribune
- “Work requirement will likely delay or invalidate Medicaid expansion in Mississippi”, by Sophia Paffenroth, April 30, 2024, Mississippi Today
- “North Mississippi business leaders urge Legislature to pass Medicaid expansion”, by Taylor Vance, April 22,2024, Mississippi Today
- “Experts analyze House, Senate Medicaid expansion proposals, offer compromise plan”, by Geoff Pender, April 16, 2024, Mississippi Today
- “Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers?” by Laura Santhanam, Mar 29, 2024, PBS
- “Bill to Provid Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women Heads to Governor”, by Sarah Ulmer, February 29, 2024, Magnolia Tribune
- “Coalition of 36 organizations pushes lawmakers for Medicaid expansion in Mississippi”, by Devna Bose, January 17, 2024, Mississippi Today
- “Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women in Mississippi” by Elizabeth Lutz, MD, MPH, Rohinton Dossabhoy, Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH; December 12, 2023; JMSMA Vol. 64 Issue 11/12, 2023
- “Mississippi midwives’ superpower: listening when doctors do not” by Danielle Dreilinger, Andrea Kramar, and Mona Iskander, June 2023, The Tennessean
- “A look at what Blue Cross reimburses UMMC, both before and after the contract dispute” by Devna Bose and Alex Rozier, June 13, 2023, Mississippi Today
- “Mississippi mothers are now guaranteed coverage for a year after giving birth. But they may not get the prenatal care they need.” by Devna Bose, May 3, 2023, Mississippi Today
- “Doctor: Health care access ‘scary’ in parts of Mississippi” by Michael Goldberg, January 13, 2023, AP News
- “Senate revives plan to give postpartum Medicaid benefits to new mothers” by Taylor Vance, March 2022
- “Opportunities And Challenges Of Implementing Combination Steam And Convection Ovens In Mississippi School Kitchens” By Yunhee Chang, PhD; Devon Kaiser, MS, RD; Jeffrey Blake Biddy, MS, RD; Lauren Carstens, MS, RD; Amber Wade; Teresa Carithers, PhD, RD, LD, FAND; School Nutrition Association, Volume 45, Issue 2, Fall 2021
- “An ACA overturn could threaten years of insurance gains, women’s health access”, by Erica Hensley, November 2020, Mississippi Today
- “Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance”, written by Michaela Gibson Morris, April 2020, KFF Health News
- “State medical board loosened telemedicine rules — then quietly changed some back”, written by Erica Hensley, April 2020, Mississippi Today
- “Mississippi workers are hit hardest by rising health insurance costs, study finds, written” by Luke Ramseth, Clarion-Ledger, December 2019
- “Mississippi households carry heavy health insurance burden”, written by Michaela Gibson, Daily Journal, November 2019
- “Employers, hospitals both getting pushed by rising costs”, written by Michaela Gibson Morris, Daily Journal, November 2019
- “Health insurance rebates could be coming to a mailbox near you”, written by Michaela Gibson Morris, Daily Journal, October 2019
- “Republican Remains Favored in ‘Surprisingly Competitive’ Mississippi Governor’s Race”, written by Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, October 2019
- “Mississippi Governor Primary: Republican Favorite Is Forced Into Runoff”, written by Richard Fausset, The New York Times, August 2019
- “April 15 is the day tobacco companies pay $9 billion for tobacco illnesses, but is it enough?” written by Charles Betley, The Conversation, April 2019
- “Gov. Bryant quietly in talks about a Medicaid expansion plan for Mississippi”,
written by Larrison Campbell, Mississippi Today, December 2018 - “Sex education lessons from Mississippi and Nigeria”, written by Rachael Sullivan Robinson, The Conversation, July 2018
- “Why Mississippi is the deadliest place to drive a car”, written by Larrison Campbell, Mississippi Today, July 2018
- “8 million kids could lose health insurance if the CHIP program isn’t renewed. Here’s what that looks like in one state”, written by Laura Santhanam, PBS News Hour, October 2017
- “After Oktibbeha voters reject hospital sale, board OKs idea of allying with larger system”, written by Larrison Campbell, Mississippi Today, November 2017
- “Community hospitals are on life support. Starkville voters could pull the plug”, written by Larrison Campbell, Mississippi Today, November 2017
- “Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)”, posted by MSDH, June 2018
- “Mississippi Taking Steps to Reduce Childhood Obesity”, written by Brice Wiggins, JD AJMC, June 2017
- “In the state with the highest medical debt, it’s the middle class who carries the burden”, written by Max Blau, PBS News Hour, March 2017
- “$1.9 Million NIH Grant to Fund Children’s Health Research”, written by Annie Oeth, Ole Miss News, September 2016
- “3 obvious and not-so-obvious reasons hospitals close”, written by Ayla Ellison, Becker Hospital Review, May 2016
- “Texting While Driving ‘A Public Health Threat’,” written by Kathleen Louden, Medscape, November 2015
- “31 Mississippi hospitals at risk of closing”, written by Ayla Ellison, Becker’s Hospital Review, November 2015
- “Only 6% of uninsured Mississippians have gotten covered through healthcare reform. What gives?” written by Jake McGraw, ReThink Mississippi, March 2014
- “How Obamacare Went South In Mississippi”, written by Sarah Varney, Kaiser News, November/December 2014
- “Mississippi, Burned, How the poorest, sickest state got left behind by Obamacare”, written by Sarah Varney, Politico Magazine, November/December 2014
- “In Mississippi, lack of school nurses a threat to health, education”, written by Jackie Mader ,The Hechinger Report, November 2014
- “Sex education stumbles in Mississippi,” written by Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times, April 2014
- “Sex ed debate: Teaching about contraception is a key divide”, written by Chris Kieffer, Daily Journal, October 2013
- “Wide swath of Mississippi could remain uninsured”, written by Julie Appleby and Jay Hancock, The Washington Post, June 2013
- “For Many, Affordable Care Act Won’t Cover Bariatric Surgery”, written by Sarah Varney, NPR, May 2013
- “Sex Education in Mississippi: Will a New Law Lower Teen Pregnancy Rates?” written by Sarah Carr / The Hechinger Report TIME September 2012
- “Healthy food study bill headed to Barbour’s desk”, written by “topofthemorning” The Democrat, April 2011
Press Releases
Collaboration Articles and Projects
- The 2024 Mississippi IDEA Part C Early Intervention Task Force: Report and Recommendations
- Attachment to Mississippi’s 2024 Early Intervention Task Force Report: Chart of Recommendations
- Obesity Prevalence and Trend Among Mississippi High-School Students: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) 2001–2021
- Maternal Health Legislation Enacted in Three Southeastern States in the United States Between 2018-2023: Policy Surveillance (July 2024)
- Racial Disparities in Reproductive Health among Parous and Nulliparous Women in Mississippi (March 2020)
- Significant Declines in Overweight and Obesity among Mississippi Public School Students (March 2020)
- Syringe Services Programs, Impact on the Spread of Communicable Diseases (May 2019)
- “Leading by Example”, Motivational Video, Communication Arts, 2010
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