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August 7, 2017

MSTRUTHJOURNAL – Affordable health care? Deductibles not so affordable

AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE – DEDUCTIBLES NOT SO AFFORDABLE MS Truth Journal found that being insured on the ACA “exchange” may well be more than lower income Mississippians bargained for, with the most selected plan’s medical deductibles ranging from $4,500 to $6,500. According to CMS, most Mississippians who selected these plans have income ranging from 100%…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 7, 2017

Pew: Mississippi state government could run 21 days in case of emergency

How long could MS government afford to keep running in an emergency? If things went to hell in a hand basket (remember Hurricane Katrina?) Mississippi government could afford to keep running for 21.2 days, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts analysis of states’ budgets for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Mississippi ranked 33rd…