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May 6, 2020

SALTER: COVID-19 crisis school closings expose Mississippi’s rural broadband deficiencies

By: Sid Salter In 2019, Corona was a popular beach beer rather than a deadly respiratory virus and no Mississippian had really ever seriously contemplated a development in which public schools, community colleges and universities would be closed, and academic content would be delivered through online means. But for years prior to 2019, rural Mississippians…
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May 5, 2020

Mississippi hospitals to receive emergency accelerated payments from Medicaid

In an effort to help Mississippi hospitals combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tate Reeves has announced that the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is accelerating supplemental payments to hospitals, making almost $170 million in funds quickly available where the most intensive treatment is being performed. Hospitals received $92 million in advanced payments through the Mississippi…