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JACKSON — A proposal to give eligible new mothers a longer period of health care coverage through Medicaid after delivery of a child has the support or interest of a

A new program intended to graduate more nurses in Mississippi will create more student debt and do little to f...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators on Monday were approving parts of a state...

JACKSON • Legislation being considered at the Capitol could potentially fill a dire health care need to rural Northeast Mississippi.

Mississippi lawmakers are pushing a measure at the State Capitol to give nurses a bonus for working during the pandemic.

JACKSON • While two state agencies were investigating one of the state’s largest Medicaid contractors for ripping off taxpayers, that very same organization showered Mississippi’s elected officials with hundreds of

A Daily Journal review of public campaign filings with the Secretary of State's office show that Centene donated a total of $319,500 over the past three years to 98 of the state's 174 lawmakers and five of eight statewide officials— a sizable amount in a state like Mississippi. A spokesperson for Magnolia Health, the Mississippi subsidiary of the organization,...

Mississippi health care workers dealing with the COVID-19 battle could be a step closer to getting more money from the state to stay on the job.

Qualifying health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients could get premium pay of up $5,000, under the House plan.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi government entities could not withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill that passed the Republican-controlled state House on Thursday.