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Richard Roberson, chief executive officer of the Mississippi Hospital Association, speaks to lawmakers during the Democratic Caucus meeting at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Hospitals could lose millions under Trump plan to alter Medicaid funding formula
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,06/11/25-4:38PM , 140 Reads 5,642 Statewide
Mississippi hospitals will lose at least $500 million if the Department of Health and Human Services head obeys a memo President Donald Trump issued Friday, according to Richard Roberson, CE
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Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs is photographed outside the Jackson Medical Mall, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Jackson, Miss. The UMMC Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute recently launched an online tool to help users find nearby providers offering prenatal care and family planning, including information on Medicaid acceptance. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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New UMMC tool helps women on Medicaid find prenatal care and family planning
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/10/25-11:32AM , 138 Reads 5,448 Statewide
At the University of Mississippi Medical Center, one researcher’s full-time job for the past nine months has been to find out which clinics around the state offer different kinds of women’s health care, and whether they accept various forms of Medicaid.
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Educational materials on sexual health are displayed at Five Horizons Health Services in Starkville, Miss., on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi’s Title X recipient lays off half its staff amid funding freeze
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/03/25-4:10PM , 139 Reads 6,032 Statewide
The nonprofit charged with administering federal family planning money in Mississippi is laying off half of its staff two months after the federal government withheld its grant.
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Christie Saxton holds her 1-month-old son, Maverick Saxton, during a visit to Erin Mattingly Birth Services in Madison, Miss., Thursday, May 22, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘Why is this not being covered?’: Moms with Blue Cross must pay or forego lactation support
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,05/28/25-4:58PM , 205 Reads 7,686 Statewide
Three weeks after a medical biller announced it would no longer be working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, moms in the state face out-of-pocket costs of over $100 per session for breastfeeding help – and are call
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