Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Healthcare
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
June 2, 2026
Restored emergency services in Smith County cares for over 3,200 patients in first year
Grant funds through the Health Resources and Services Administration assisted in returning emergency care to Smith County where none had been available for decades as well as in the renovation of Covington County Hospital.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
May 29, 2026
Joint legislative committee discusses Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Program
Lawmakers were told that Mississippi was one of only two states in the nation where the governor's office had a role in administering the program. Lawmakers plan to reconvene next week to hear from the state's project director.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
May 28, 2026
Despite drop in latest public health emergency preparedness ranking, Mississippi’s State Health Officer remains confident
"In terms of my heartburn level for emergency preparedness at the state level, I don't have very much," Dr. Daniel Edney said. "It's just one of the things that we've always done really well in Mississippi."
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
May 20, 2026
CMS places moratorium on new hospice, home health providers nationwide
The moratorium is slated to last six months and will cease the establishment of new hospice and home health agencies across the country, including in Mississippi, as the agency investigates potential fraud.
Healthcare
|
Mark Sherman, Associated Press
, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
•
May 19, 2026
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations
So far, the government has negotiated prices for 25 prescription drugs covered by Medicare, including the massively popular GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
May 18, 2026
SCOTUS order not expected to affect Mississippi’s new anti-abortion pill law
"Our legislation was carefully written to prohibit the unlawful sale, transfer, distribution, or prescribing of abortion-inducing drugs for the purpose of ending an unborn life in Mississippi," said State Rep. Celeste Hurst.
Healthcare
|
Clara Turnage
•
May 14, 2026
Ole Miss study links teen depression with higher substance use rates
Although the public has grown more aware of mental health challenges in recent years, resources for adolescents are lacking, said Andrew Yockey, a University of Mississippi assistant professor of public health.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
April 29, 2026
Governor Reeves announces new Rural Health Transformation Program Office
The office will act as the hub for coordination of the state's rural health transformation plan. Richard Grimes has been named the office's project manager.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
April 27, 2026
Insurance Commissioner working to provide short-term health policy options to Mississippians
"It's a good option for people that don't want to buy from Blue Cross Blue Shield or somebody that sells an individual policy that's extremely high," Commissioner Mike Chaney said.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney said in the two years prior, the Legislature provided an increase. He expressed his appreciation in the agency receiving receive level funding in the coming fiscal year.
Healthcare
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
"I told y'all before, I've never been so proud of being 49th," State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney told the State Board of Health of Mississippi moving up from 50th in the U.S. "And I'm sure mighty proud of being 48th, but we're 48th and rising."
Posts pagination
1
2
3
…
7
Next
Healthcare
|
Daniel Tyson
•
March 30, 2026
Lawmakers approve tax credits for contributions to rural Mississippi hospitals
State Senator Lane Taylor believes the bill could help struggling rural hospitals as many are facing financial hardships.
News
News
|
Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
•
June 2, 2026
Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
June 2, 2026
Mississippi College now Mississippi Christian University
News
|
Frank Corder
•
June 2, 2026
Judge Wingate calls newly created Metro Jackson Water Authority “an unexecuted contingency”
Business
Business
|
Daniel Tyson
•
May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
Culture
Culture
|
Meredith Biesinger
•
June 2, 2026
Discovering history at the Shiloh National Military Park Corinth Interpretive Center
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
June 2, 2026
Abraham’s hope
Culture
|
Eric Olson, Associated Press
•
June 1, 2026
Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
Opinion
Opinion
|
Hunter Estes
•
June 2, 2026
Mississippi needs the success sequence
Opinion
|
Haley Fisackerly
•
June 1, 2026
Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings
Opinion
|
Kelley Williams
•
June 1, 2026
Blissful ignorance vs. mistakes of omission
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
Comments
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Email
(Required)
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
