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HHS Pushes Federal-State Partnerships For Insurance Exchanges
September 19, 2011 - Kaiser Health News
Worried that the federal government could end up running new insurance marketplaces for dozens of states, the Obama administration is making a new pitch for cooperation to 46 states and the District of Columbia.Health officials from the states are meeting in the District of Columbia with the administration, which is proposing several models for ways to divvy up exchange duties between Washington and the states.
Starkville preschool replacing processed foods
September 16, 2011 - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
The Emerson Family School is replacing processed foods with fresh ingredients and meals made from scratch.The Fresh Start Campaign was the idea of a few concerned parents who were uncomfortable with their young children being fed processed food at school.
As states lag in implementing health-care law, bigger federal role looks likely
September 10, 2011 - Washington Post
Across the country, states are lagging in preparations to erect the health insurance marketÂplaces at the heart of the 2010 health-care overhaul, bogged down by a combination of partisan hostility and practical hurdles.
Kaiser poll: Uninsured don’t understand ACA
August 29, 2011 - Politico
About half of the uninsured Americans who stand to benefit the most from the health care reform law aren’t aware of how the legislation is designed to help them buy insurance, according to a new poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Mental health proposal divisive
August 28, 2011 - Clarion Ledger
Experts are split over whether Mississippians with serious mental illness will be better served or “devastated” by new proposals targeting community mental health centers.
Launch near for health care exchange
August 22, 2011- Clarion Ledger
A one-stop shop for health insurance customers in Mississippi could be up and running early next year, as other states refuse to carry out programs tied to the federal health care overhaul.
Federal grants awarded for health insurance exchanges
August 12, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
The Obama administration has awarded more than $185 million in grants to 13 states and the District of Columbia to help establish new state-based health insurance marketplaces where consumers can shop for insurance starting in 2014, a key benefit of the new healthcare law.
Churches pair faith with fat-fighting to curb obesity
August 9, 2011 - Reuters
Pastor Michael Minor stirred a bit of controversy at his northwest Mississippi church when he banned fried chicken from the fellowship hall. But convinced that faith communities need to step up their efforts against obesity, Minor is now urging fellow African-American congregations nationwide to make the health of their members a priority.
Tending to a community garden may foster higher fruit and vegetable consumption
August 5, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
People who grow their own fruits and vegetables are apt to eat them, but a study finds that community gardeners may have an edge over home gardeners when it comes to consuming more fresh produce.
For health insurance exchanges, devil’s in the details
August 1, 2011 - Politico
For some of the states that managed to pass exchange bills this year, the fight over implementing health reform is far from over. Showing that no battle is too small when it comes to health care reform, patient advocates are worried about the insurance industry influencing governance boards overseeing the health exchanges.