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Dr. Daniel Edney gives his report during the state board of health meeting at the Mississippi State Department of Health in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Lawmakers weigh possible changes to certificate of need law
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,08/22/24-7:11PM , 243 Reads 6,434 Statewide
A new committee convened this week at the Capitol to discuss changes to the state’s law requiring medical facilities to seek state approval before offering new or expanded services.

Health leaders said there is room to strengthen the law with reforms but cautioned against doing away with it entirely.
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Bonnie Griffith sits on her electric scooter in her home in Clinton, Miss., on Monday, July 29, 2024. Griffith, who has severe neuropathy, missed four doctor's appointments due to Modivcare's transport issues with her scooter. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘What am I going to do?’: Wheelchair user says Medicaid transportation caused her to miss medical visits
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,08/16/24-7:01PM , 410 Reads 8,473 Statewide
Bonnie Griffith of Clinton missed four doctor appointments in June and July because of problems with the transportation company that contracts with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
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A sign directing to the emergency room at Patient's Choice Medical Center of Humphreys County in Belzoni., Miss., Wednesday, November 9, 2022. The rural hospital closed in August 2013. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi has more rural emergency hospitals than any other state. Can the ‘lifeline’ program save rural health care?
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,08/07/24-4:21PM , 181 Reads 5,568 Statewide
Mississippi has more rural emergency hospitals than any other state – and there could be two more on the way soon.

Some have hailed the federal designation, created in 2023, as a lifeline for struggling rural hospitals at risk of closure. Others say it forces hospitals between a rock and a hard place.
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More than a year later, hospitals receive remainder of state grant to offset COVID-19 losses
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,08/02/24-1:21PM , 198 Reads 4,390 Statewide
After a series of roadblocks, hospitals across the state have received millions of dollars in grant funding allotted to them by the state Legislature in 2023.
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