Study finds 31 rural hospitals at risk of closing
More Mississippi rural hospitals are at risk of closing than almost any other state. A new study shows that 31 hospitals at risk of closure....
Tag : Affordable Care Act
Lawmakers to face battle over Medicaid expansion
by Alex Paton
The 2019 legislative session is underway and lawmakers are talking about expanding Medicaid in the state. While Republican leadership has said they will not support...
More Mississippians signing up for Obamacare
by Alex Paton
More Mississippians will be getting their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said that preliminary data for...
‘Skinny repeal’ of Obamacare fails in the Senate
What may have been the last chance to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed early Friday morning, according to Fox News. The measure failed 51-49,...
Senators continue efforts to repeal, replace Affordable Care Act despite hurdles
UPDATE: An effort to repeal Obamacare and replace it over a two year period has failed in the U.S. Senate. The vote was 45-55, according...
Wicker backs effort to repeal Affordable Care Act
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has voted to move the Senate a step closer to voting on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, known...
Sen. Thad Cochran comments on Obamacare repeal effort
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) yesterday released the following statement regarding efforts in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act,...
Proposed healthcare changes could prevent jumping on and off healthcare
The U.S. Senate is still in a hold up over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. While the U.S. House...
Health Insurance changes expected with new president elect
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- With Mississippians expecting rate increases on their health insurance plans, many are asking; when will it end? ...
Murthy Confirmed as New Surgeon General, Why Wicker Objects
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The new surgeon general for the United States is Dr. Vivek Murthy, the founder and president of Doctors for America, an organization that supports...