Following preliminary talks to hold a public screening of "Sinners" in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the local residents will be able to enjoy the official event with a special appearance from the cast ...

That includes Mississippi, where nearly 700,000 residents are enrolled in Medicaid. Amna Nawaz discussed the Trump agenda and its impact on Mississippi with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.

The Delta region, which includes communities in both Louisiana and Mississippi, would suffer under the large health care cuts ...

More than half of births in the state, 57%, are covered by Medicaid, and Mississippi is part of the 12-month postpartum coverage extension. About 20% of women aged 15-49 in Mississippi are insured ...

A COVID-era federal law prevented states from checking eligibility for Medicaid enrollment over a 3- year period, leading to a large spike in Medicaid enrollment. Mississippi's Medicaid and ...

How many people in Mississippi depend on the program? The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a budget resolution that would extend President Donald Trump 's 2017 tax cuts and plans for ...

The Mississippi state legislature moved one step closer this week to expanding Medicaid coverage for new mothers up to a year — making it another Republican-controlled state to implement or ...

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is still waiting on federal approval to launch its new presumptive eligibility program for pregnant women. Mississippi Medicaid prenatal care access program ...

Mississippi is one of 10 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, the state and federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. Seven of those states are in the South.

Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insurance. It's a position that business groups ...