Mississippi Medicaid pays for pregnancy-related healthcare for over 60% of Mississippi births each year. Many pregnant Medicaid participants would not have been eligible for Medicaid prior to their pregnancy increasing the likelihood that they have gone uninsured for some time. Healthcare and policy experts have recommended extending postpartum coverage to support improved maternal and child health. More than a third of births covered by Mississippi Medicaid occur to women with at least one known pregnancy risk factor. Maternal health strongly … Read more...
Tag Archives: Health Insurance
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EXPANDED HEALTHINSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MISSISSIPPIANS BELOW 138% OF THE FPL
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states
have been granted the option of expanding Medicaid
eligibility to individuals with income below 138% of the
federal poverty level (FPL). Thirty-eight states and the District
of Columbia have expanded Medicaid coverage for their
citizens; Mississippi is one of 12 states that has not pursued
that option.
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan,
nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research
and data to inform … Read more...
Non-Elderly Adult & Child Health Insurance Coverage
Every year the Center for Mississippi Health Policy monitors trends in health insurance coverage in Mississippi, analyzing Census data compiled by the State Health Data Assistance Center (SHADAC). Using this data, we compile chartbooks that examine detailed demographic characteristics such as income, age, education, and work status for the various types of coverage and provide a profile of the uninsured. In addition, we publish a separate fact sheet presenting county-level data on uninsured adults using the data provided by Small … Read more...
Contraceptive Access, Choice, & Utilization: A Survey of Mississippi Women
Women in Mississippi experience high rates of unintended pregnancy, which can be associated with the use of less effective methods of contraception. In an effort to better understand how Mississippians access birth control generally, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned a survey of Mississippi women of reproductive age to understand what factors influence women’s choice of birth control methods and what barriers, if any, limit them in obtaining the method of their choice.
Survey respondents were recruited from … Read more...
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives: A Survey of Mississippi Health Care Providers
Women in Mississippi experience high rates of unintended pregnancy, which can be associated with the use of less effective methods of contraception. In an effort to better understand the role of health care providers in contraceptive access, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy engaged researchers at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University to survey obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyn’s), family practice physicians, and nurse practitioners regarding their experience and opinions related to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
KEY FINDINGS
- Ob-gyn’s report
