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Is abortion legal in Mississippi? Voters could decide
The Legislature could place on the ballot a proposal to reverse the state Supreme Court decision granting the right to an abortion. Then the citizens could decide, just as they have in six other states.
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Can rape victims access abortion in Mississippi? Doctors, advocates say no.
“I don’t think people in Mississippi can have comfort around, ‘Oh, if I’m raped, I will have access,’” one Jackson-area OB/GYN told Mississippi Today.
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Greenwood Leflore officials hope hospital can remain open through upcoming legislative session
The hospital has announced it will also close the Greenwood Pulmonology Clinic and the Greenwood Primary Care Clinic as of Nov. 30.
MAP: These uninsured Mississippi adults would be covered by Medicaid expansion
Click for a county-by-county map showing the Mississippi adults who would qualify for Medicaid if state leaders chose to expand.
Medicaid switch confuses beneficiaries, providers and draws feds’ scrutiny
The shift raised concerns with providers who didn’t understand why their patients’ coverage had changed with no public explanation.
‘What’s your plan, watch Rome burn?’: Politicians continue to reject solution to growing hospital crisis
Leaders warn that a dozen Mississippi hospitals are in imminent danger of closing due to rising costs. Meanwhile, politicians are still rejecting an obvious solution.
Hospitals once offered to pay for Mississippi Medicaid expansion. Now in dire straits, they couldn’t cover it
Many hospitals are on the brink of financial ruin — something they had hoped Medicaid expansion could rectify.
Mississippi leaving more than $1 billion per year on table by rejecting Medicaid expansion
Mississippi would receive $1.61 billion in first year of Medicaid expansion, $1.64 billion in the second year, according to top economists.
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