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House passes bill to allow pregnant women more timely care under Medicaid
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/01/24-7:31PM , 383 Reads 6,173 Statewide
House Bill 539, introducing presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, passed the full House 117-5 on Wednesday and now advances to the Senate.
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Caroline Criado-Perez talks about her book, Invisible Women, at Lemuria Books in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Q&A: Feminist author Caroline Criado-Perez talks about the sometimes-deadly lack of data on the female body
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/01/24-7:15PM , 478 Reads 6,304 Statewide
Caroline Criado-Perez, a feminist author and public speaker living in London, talked about her latest book, “Invisible Women,” last week at Lemuria Books in Jackson.
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Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, right, speaks with other lawmakers during the legislative session at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. McGee is the chair of the Medicaid House Committee. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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New legislative leadership: Nothing off table in tackling Mississippi health issues
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sun,01/28/24-12:05AM , 504 Reads 9,396 Statewide
Last year, committee chairs in the House and Senate killed every Medicaid expansion bill without a debate or vote.

Now, for the first time in a decade, a policy that has been politically forbidden in Mississippi will at least get a full hearing.
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Mississippi reports second pediatric flu death
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/11/24-4:55PM , 476 Reads 6,497 Statewide
Officials from the Mississippi State Department of Health have confirmed the state’s second pediatric flu death of the 2023-2024 flu season on Thursday.

A pediatric death is defined as the death of an individual under the age of 18.
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