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The Mississippi Division of Medicaid has asked lawmakers to make revisions to the state's Medicaid prenatal access program, which is still not active. MS Medicaid prenatal care program was passed ...
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is still waiting on federal approval to launch its new presumptive eligibility program for pregnant women.
The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that established a 60-day window for pregnant women to receive Medicaid coverage while applications are being processed
In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman in that age category who has no dependents can receive up to about $29,000 and qualify for Medicaid ...
While in 1971 the federal budget for Family Planning was only six million dollars, by 1972 it was almost 62 million. [3] In 1972, Congress passed a bill requiring a state's Medicaid program to cover family planning services for low income families. [9] Under this provision, the federal government covers 90% of the states' expenditures. [10]
Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation's worst rate of infant mortality. With ...
The Mississippi Legislature has sent a bill to the governor's desk that aims to expand Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women. House Bill 539 was approved by the Senate on Wednesday with a 48-4 ...
These states also tended to resist expanding Medicaid, family leave, medical leave, and sex education in public schools. [7] In 2017, Georgia, Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi have among the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States. [7] Mississippi had an infant mortality rate of 8.6 deaths per 1,000 live births ...