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Mississippi hospitals renew fight for Medicaid expansion amid the pandemic
About 176,000 Mississippians don’t have access to health insurance, but the Legislature is unlikely to pass a bill that could change that.
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Affordable Care Act protections at-risk for Mississippi patients, clinics
The Supreme Court this week will hear arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act as advocates say COVID-19 has ravaged an already thin health safety net for Mississippi.
Marshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Dobbs
Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down for a Zoom conversation with Mississippi’s State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs
‘Forced to fight a war on two fronts’: How healthcare workers say misinformation and messaging worsen the toll COVID takes in Mississippi
More than 5,300 healthcare workers have contracted the coronavirus in Mississippi. Many say they’re constantly battling stress, fatigue, and misinformation in their communities as they do their jobs.
Ep. 123: Mississippi Board of Health opposes medical marijuana initiative
Ed Langton of Hattiesburg, a member of the state Board of Health, discusses some of the concerns of the Board with medical marijuana.
Breastfeeding is stigmatized in Mississippi. This Delta program is working to change that.
Mississippi sees some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country, despite known health and economic benefits. A group of health advocates in the Delta is working to change the stigma and biases that stand in the way.
Just one program in the state has helped remove lead paint for high-risk families
About half of homes across Mississippi likely have lead paint. But just one grant is actively helping low-income families rid their homes of the neurotoxin.
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