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Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative, now with over 525 member organizations, hosts first healthcare conference
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,11/07/25-1:32PM , 421 Reads 9,956 Statewide
Conference sessions covered major policy and operational issues shaping Mississippi’s healthcare system today.
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Rx Kids Michigan Founder and Director Dr. Mona Hanna, answers questions after a presentation during a Public Health and Human Services Joint Committee hearing Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at the state Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Lawmakers explore cash assistance for new moms, no strings attached
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,11/07/25-12:38PM , 353 Reads 11,989 Statewide
What would happen if every mother in Mississippi – or in Mississippi’s neediest counties – received no-questions-asked cash assistance during pregnancy and months after a baby is born? Lawmakers pondered these questions at the state Capitol Thursday.
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‘Losing that is terrible.’ Federal budget cuts lead to the shutdown of a UMMC opioid addiction treatment project
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,11/06/25-2:14PM , 275 Reads 8,819 Statewide
Mississippians struggling with addiction have one less option for treatment after Congress cut funding for a University of Mississippi Medical Center project, according to a spokesperson for the medical center.
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Gov. Tate Reeves talks about Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program plan during a press conference at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Reeves unveils Mississippi’s proposal for Rural Health Transformation Program one day before deadline
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,11/06/25-2:02PM , 200 Reads 5,971 Statewide
Mississippi’s $500 million plan for transforming rural health care over the next five years includes collaboration between providers, expanding the medical workforce, advancing health technology and closing gaps in care. But details about specific programs to accomplish those goals were sparse.
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