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MMississippi Headlines - Medicaid/Medicare 2008

Medicaid/Medicare- 2007

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Medicaid funding solution reached
Northeast MS Daily Journal, 4/17/08

Debate over Medicaid should not be ignored
Laurel Leader Call/ 4/17/08

Special Session likely on Medicaid funding
Clarion Ledger, 4/17/08

Is special session needed to settle unfinished business?
Clarion Ledger, 4/17/08

Special session possible
Clarion Ledger, 4/16/08

Legislators punt Medicaid problems
Hattiesburg American, 4/16/08

Lawmakers May Not Reach Medicaid Agreement
WLBT-TV, 4/16/08

Medicaid funding stymies lawmakers
Clarion Ledger, 4/16/08

EDITORIAL: Medicaid funding
Northeast MS Daily Journal, 4/15/08

Lawmakers still grappling with how to fund Medicaid
Commerical Dispatch, 4/15/08

Medicaid fund fix still elusive for lawmakers
Daily Leader, 4/15/08

Medicaid funding remains uncertain
Clarion Ledger, 4/15/08

Senate kills Medicaid funding bill
Clarion Ledger, 4/14/08

Lawmakers want to remove face-to-face rule for eligibilty
Sun Herald, 4/14/08

Senate Blocks Attempt To Drop Medicaid Face-To-Face Rule For Eligibility
WLOX-TV, 4/14/08

Solution to funding Medicaid still elusive
Northeast MS Daily Journal, 4/12/08

Barbour pushes for approval of Medicaid bill
Clarion Ledger, 4/11/08

Deal put $5B budget on table
Clarion Ledger, 4/11/08

Hospital group pulls out of Medicaid plan
Clarion Ledger, 4/10/08

Medicaid deal yet to surface
Clarion Ledger, 4/10/08

Lawmakers countine Medicaid Struggle
Commerical Dispatch, 4/10/08

Budget, Medicaid loom a session ends near
Sun Herald, 4/10/08

State Lawmakers Say They've Reached a Deal on State Spending
WLOX-TV, 4/10/08

Medicaid plan still up in air
Hattiesburg American, 4/07/08

Lawmakers at standstill over Medicaid funds
Daily Leader, 4/07/08

House, Senate divided over Medicaid funding
Commerical Dispatch, 4/05/08

Senate passes resolution to file Medicaid bill
Picayune Item, 4/04/08

Senate passes measure to revive Medicaid bill, awaiting House
Hattiesburg American, 4/04/08

Hospital hold key to budget deal for Medicaid
Clarion Ledger, 4/04/08

Medicaid woes - potential solution in new bill
Clarion Ledger, 4/03/08

Barbour signs bankruptcy bill for Natchez hospital
Clarion Ledger, 4/01/08

Roadwork funding may go to Medicaid
Clarion Ledger, 4/01/08

Medicaid impasse may force special session
Sun Herald, 3/29/08

Is a committee necessary to determine tax inequities
Clarion Ledger, 3/28/08

Medicaid solution said near
Daily Journal, 3/28/08

Bills clear hurdle, but Medicaid crisis looms
Clarion Ledger, 3/27/08

Medicaid close to running out of money
Daily Journal, 3/27/08

Tax study panel told jobs, growth are goals
Sun Herald. 3/25/08

Study of state taxes begin
Clarion Ledger, 3/25/08

Governor ask panel for tax cuts
Daily Journal, 3/25/08

Medicaid still a big concern
Hattiesburg American, 3/20/08

Legislative update: Medicaid and marriage
Jackson Free Press, 3/19/08

Medicaid solution still hanging
WTOK-TV, 3/19/08

Lawmakers under deadline pressure to take action in bills
Clarion Ledger, 3/18/08

Medicaid-fix debate heats up House Bill 1013
Clarion Ledger, 3/17/08

Cutting state Medicaid funding hikes costs
Clarion Ledger, 3/16/08

Hospital may file bankruptcy
Clarion Ledger, 3/18/08

Barbour pushes for insurance bill approval
Clarion Ledger, 3/13/08

House approves $4 billion for Medicaid
Commerical Dispatch, 3/07/08

Democratice Governors Call on Congress To Block Bush Administration Rules Thar Would Make It Harder for States to Expand SCHIP
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 2/27/08

Barbour testifies to S-CHIP's shortcomings
Sun Herald, 2/27/08

Governor Barbour Urges Federal Action on SCHIP to Ensure Coverage for all Eligiable Children
Office of Governor, 2/26/08

Sound Off: Medicaid Funding
WLBT-TV 2/26/08

Rock, hard place trap Medicaid issue
Daily Journal, 2/26/08

Dems,GOP should find Medicaid consensus
Clarion Ledger, 2/24/08

EDITORIAL: Medicaid finance
Daily Journal, 2/21/08

Tobacco tax hike would fund Medicaid
The Picayune Item, 2/19/08

Ways & Means passes cigarette tax bill to fund Medicaid
The Sun Herald, 2/18/08

Clock running out on Legislation
Clarion Ledger, 2/18/08

Panel passes higher cigarette taxes solution to Medicaid shortfalls
NE MS Daily Journal, 2/15/08

Miss. wants to divert more hurricane Katrina funds: Medicaid program faces deficits
MSNBC, 2/13/08

Inconsistencies abound in tax cut debate
NE Mississ Daily Journal, 2/13/08

Editoral: Medicaid Adequacy
Daily Journal, 02/11/08

Curing Medicaid
Daily Journal, 02/11/08

Legislature to explore ways to fund Medicaid
Clarion Ledger, 02/10/08

Trauma centers grapple with money shortages
Commerical Dispatch, 2/9/08

Medicaid officials discuss ways to reduce
$92 M deficit

Sun Herald, 02/05/08

Study: Lack of face-to-face aid impedes medicaid rolls
Sun Herald, 02/05/08

Appointing a commission an effective strategy to control issues
Laurel Leader Call, 02/04/08

Free Clinics in Peril
Sun Herald, 02/03/08

Corn Hath No Fury: The JFP Interview with Billy McCoy
Jackson Free Press, 01/30/08

Medicaid revises eligibility notices
WTOK, 01/30/08

Report Lays Out Reforms for Medicaid in State
WLBT, 01/30/08

Panel urges state to reform autism insurance laws
Daily Journal, 01/30/08

House approves bill to help mental health centers
Sun Herald, 01/25/08

Mental Centers in funds dilemma
Clarion Ledger, 01/21/08

No Money To Fund Partisan Radio, Democrats Say
Jackson Free Press, 01/16/08

Mississippi: House speaker Re-elected
Southern Political Report, 01/09/08

Sen. Hyde-Smith sees health care, correctional funding as top worry
Daily Leader, 01/07/08

Education budget among top issues for legislators
The Mississippi Press, 01/07/08

Mississippi struggels to fund Medicaid
Commerical Appeal, 01/07/08

Legislature '08: MAEP, CHIP, Medicaid to top list
Clarion Ledger, 01/07/08

Chrunch time at Captiol: Tough tasks in both chambers
Clarion Ledger, 01/06/08

Governor urges hard look at tax structure
Daily Journal, 01/04/08

Summit Targets Legislative Agenda
WTOK-TV11, Meridian, 01/03/08

2008-Legislative Preview: New Session, Old Problems
Jackson Free Press, 01/02/08

'04 Study shows health care exodus
Neshoba Democrat, 01/02/08

 

 

 

 


 

 

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