The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature will convene on January 3, 2023, and adjourned Sine Die on April 2. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy will track health-related bills throughout the session, posting status updates on this page. Below select health-related bills introduced during this session will be listed. Once list has been posted, click on the bill number to access a copy of the bill and view its history. Click on the bill’s title to open a … Read more...
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Early Intervention Task Force 2023
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy is providing supporting information to the Early Intervention Task Force established by Senate Bill 2167, 2023 Legislative Session, to study and report on the IDEA Part C Early Intervention System in Mississippi. The Mississippi Legislative Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (PEER) Staff is providing support for the Task Force. The following data is accumulated from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, related to the Early Intervention program.
Early Intervention Task Force Data
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Written by John Dillon Harris, MPH
During the 2023 Legislative Session, the legislature focused on the state’s struggling healthcare system and the post-Roe world. After the session ended, 424 bills were passed into law1. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy identified 33 bills that
were signed into law after the 2023 session that will impact the health and wellness of Mississippians; these covered areas from hospital financing and the healthcare workforce to maternal and child health.… Read more...