Mississippi Gov. Reeves' signature came after a last-minute endorsement of the postpartum Medicaid bill before a legislative ...

Mississippi and Wyoming are the only two states in the country to have enacted neither a postpartum extension nor Medicaid expansion, though both states are currently considering postpartum extension ...

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE MISSISSIPPI BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE CASSANDRA WELCHLIN SAYS EXTENDING POSTPARTUM MEDICAID WILL SAVE LIVES. THURSDAY - GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SIGNED BILL 2212 INTO LAW. THE ...

If Reeves does sign the bill into law, Mississippi will no longer be the only state to neither extend postpartum coverage past 60 days or expanded Medicaid under the affordable care act.

Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States: 43.5 deaths from 2018 to 2021 for every 100,000 live ...

As lawmakers enter the final few days of the 2023 legislative session, here’s where legislation to help Mississippi hospitals ...

If anyone is looking for further proof of Mississippi’s fiscal irrationality on Medicaid expansion, it comes this week in the ...

Republicans in staunchly conservative states are championing some atypical legislation this session — promoting sex education ...

Since 2022, seven states have instituted full abortion bans without extending postpartum Medicaid—a combination experts ...

In Mississippi and other red states, Republicans are coming around to expanding Medicaid benefits for new mothers. It’s about ...