Communities for a Clean Bill of Health is a statewide coalition of health organizations and individuals that includes the Mississippi affiliates of AARP, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the Children’s Defense Fund, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program,the Mississippi Hospital Association, the Mississippi Nurses Association and the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi. Read more »
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The Best States For Health Care
The Consumerist, October 9, 2009
A new report has been published that ranks the quality of health care for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s not looking too swell for people who live in the South. Compare Vermont’s outreach with Mississippi’s stringent “face-to-face” eligibility requirements for Medicaid benefits, which is partly what put it in 51st place:
Mississippi at Bottom of Health Care Scorecard
ABC News, October 8, 2009
Vermont leads the nation in the delivery of its health care, while Mississippi is rated the worst, according to a non-partisan study that compares all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Fight Continues Over Medicaid’s Coverage Of Speech Therapy
WAPT, September 25, 2009
More allegations have arisen that the state Division of Medicaid is removing children from getting speech therapy to save money.