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December 18, 2017

Upcoming legislation could kickback more monies to local cities and counties

Local city, county leaders favor legislation that kicks back cash, control Jackson metro-area leaders support legislation that kicks back more dollars and more local control to cities and counties as the 2018 legislative session nears. MML’s first key legislative priority is a familiar one, a push to increase the diversion of sales tax from the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 18, 2017

Recommendations coming from Medicaid groups for more doctor visits

Argument made more doctor visits, drugs will save Medicaid money Various groups, including a Medicaid Advisory Committee, are recommending that Mississippi Medicaid recipients be allowed more visits to the doctor and more access to prescription medication. Steve Demetropoulos, a Gulf Coast emergency room physician and chairman of the legislatively created Advisory Committee, said that by…