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One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked a Medicaid opposition amid...
Fortune· 9 hours agoThis was the first year that expansion has received serious legislative discussion in Mississippi, which is one of the poorest states in the U.S. and has some of the worst health< ...
Modesto residents’ concerns about city health captured in report. City could consider them
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThese areas exhibit the poorest air quality, contaminated water sources, substandard housing...
Child Medicaid enrollment in SC dropped 9% after pandemic protections ended
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCOLUMBIA — The number of children enrolled in South Carolina’s Medicaid program dropped 9% following...
3 Key Signs You May Be Closer to Poverty Than You Think, And What To Do About It
GoBankingRates via AOL· 3 days agoAccording to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal poverty level for a...
Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses
New York Times· 1 hour agoState lawmakers failed to reach a compromise, dashing hopes of extending largely free health care to...
Coalition urges positive change through new Black Mental Health Manifesto
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoNisa Chisipochinyi, on behalf of the coalition, said: “For too long, black people have been expected...
Tennessee should invest in students' mental health needs over expanding school vouchers
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoOpinion: Tennessee school districts need a larger infusion of funds to bolster their efforts to...
Welcome to the disability benefits capital of Britain
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoAddressing the issue may seem as simple as cutting benefits and making them tougher to claim. But...
We need passion, political will, and policy to fight poverty
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 2 days agoPoverty. It’s a political issue. It’s a social justice issue. And it’s an education issue. In fact, it’s the elephant in the room whenever we talk about education in America ...
Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
ABC News· 4 days agoThe state House and Senate passed separate expansion plans earlier this year. The plan would require...