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Medicaid Assistance: Non-Smokers Only?
January 30, 2012 - Jackson Free Press
Medicaid recipients—and the agencies that provide services to them—could face a slew of new restrictions, including random drug tests, community service and nicotine testing if several bills in the Senate pass.
MHAP to Strengthen Health Care Reform Implementation in Mississippi
January 26, 2012 - Mississippi Health Advocacy Program
The Mississippi Health Advocacy Program (MHAP) of Jackson, MS has been awarded a 3 year, $1.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand the dialogue around health care reform and strengthen its implementation in Mississippi.
Health budget cut feared
January 22, 2012 - Clarion Ledger
Legislative budget writers want to slash the state general fund appropriation for the state Department of Health to $20.7 million - the lowest level it has seen since 1990, when it received $20.3 million.
U.S. says 28 states took steps on health insurance exchanges
January 18, 2012 - Reuters
The Obama administration said on Wednesday that 28 states have taken steps to establish insurance exchanges under the 2010 healthcare law, despite the legal and political uncertainties threatening the overhaul.
The Affordable Care Act, helping Americans curb health-care costs
January 5, 2012 - Washington Post
The rising cost of health insurance coverage has imposed a heavy burden on our nation. Over the past decade,insurance premiums for working families have grown three times faster than have wages. Small businesses have seen health care become one of their biggest operating expenses. And rising state and federal spending on health programs has crowded out critical investments in better schools, new roads and other areas.
Farmers markets go year-round as eat-local trend grows
December 20, 2011- USA Today
As Americans show greater interest in eating locally grown food, more farmers markets are selling year-round.
States get say on health benefits in Obama’s law
December 16, 2011 - Yahoo News
The Obama administration Friday rolled out a benefits framework for millions of people who will get private insurance through the health care overhaul, but states will decide the specifics.
Health law keeps 2.5 million young adults insured
December 14, 2011 - Reuters
U.S. healthcare reforms have enabled 2.5 million young adults to join or remain in their parents’ health insurance plans, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, up from 1 million reported earlier this year.
Health care law changing behavior
December 6, 2011 - USA Today
More than 2.65 million Medicare recipients have saved more than $1.5 billion on their prescriptions this year, a $569-per-person average, while premiums have remained stable, the government plans to announce today.
Study: Fewer U.S. kids lack health insurance
November 30, 2011- USA Today
Even with more children living in poverty because of the rough economy, the number of children without health insurance in the U.S. has dropped by 1 million in the past three years, according to a report released Tuesday by Georgetown University.