Tavares and other researchers found that just 8% of the total Medicaid population is considered “able-bodied” and not working ...

LORI KELLEY’S DETERIORATING VISION has made it hard for her to find steady work. The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North Carolina, closed her ...

Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following near-unanimous passage of a measure Thursday by ...

Mississippi emergency officials are still working to build the case for broader federal disaster aid after Winter Storm Fern, as state leaders push forward with damage assessments needed to request ...

A new economic development project in Mississippi could be announced within 60 days, potentially creating 2,000 jobs. The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has overseen a record period of ...

Matte’a Brooks takes care of her daughter inside their home in southern Illinois. Brooks signed up for Medicaid after finding out that her daughter was on the way. Cara Anthony KFF Health News When ...

Nearly two weeks after a catastrophic ice storm rocked northeast Mississippi, still 25,000 customers are without power as of Thursday, and the situation is getting more dire by the day for people who ...

In Batesville, Mississippi, a shelter that offers a critical refuge for residents without electricity is running out of space. Farther north, hospital workers in rural Tippah County spent days ...

A majority of those who lost service have had their power restored. But thousands in more rural areas remain in darkness, according to a local utility. By Chris Hippensteel Thousands of homes remained ...

The total national death toll from Winter Storm Fern has risen to 85 as additional storms are expected to make landfall in the U.S. over the coming weeks. Mississippi took one of the hardest hits from ...

Mississippi Republicans can take credit for the 2013 reforms that wrought the state’s education “miracle,” bumping fourth-grade reading scores from 49th to 9th in the nation in 2024. So why are they ...

Gov. Tate Reeves announced two additional deaths on February 1, those two deaths in Panola County. That brings the total to 23.The governor said temperatures remain below freezing in much of the state ...