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News

Republicans Eye Repealing All Rape Exceptions, Targeting Self-Managed Abortions

Pink House Defender Derenda Hancock felt numb as she stood outside the entrance to the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, waving her arms to beckon abortion patients to ignore the anti-abortion protesters accosting their cars and pull on into the parking lot. The night before, on Monday, May 2, a draft of the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization had leaked, indicating the U.S. Supreme Court’s intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Nick Judin and Ashton Pittman May 4, 2022

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BWC Voices

The Love of Mississippi Women Restored Village COVID-19 Broke

Shanina Carmichael reflects on her experiences as a woman, mother and wife during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the love from her village of Mississippi women continues to guide and uplift her despite the many challenges her family endured. “Losing access to schools, childcare providers and friend groups was more frightening to me than the disease itself,” Carmichael writes.

Shanina Carmichael May 3, 2022

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In-Depth

‘Think Forward’: An Exit Interview With Dr. Thomas Dobbs

After nearly 15 years at the Mississippi State Department of Health, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs is stepping down at the end of July, marking an end to a long career in public health capped off with the pandemic of the century.

Nick Judin May 2, 2022

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Gov. Reeves Vetoes $50 Million in Rescue Act Funds For UMMC Patient Facilities

The University of Mississippi Medical Center will not receive $50 million in American Rescue Act Plan funds that the Legislature had directed to go toward construction on patient-care facilities after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed the appropriation.

Ashton Pittman April 29, 2022

In-Depth

Dr. Eric Topol On Second Boosters and The Pandemic’s Uncertain Present

On April 18, the Mississippi Free Press spoke with Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, Calif., about the second booster and the uncertain future of the pandemic more broadly.

Nick Judin April 20, 2022

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News

UMMC Dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield Forces Insured Out of Network Today

A contract dispute over reimbursement rates between the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi will likely result in the hospital going out of network tomorrow on April 1. This move would cause a serious spike in the cost of health-care services for customers of one of the state’s largest insurers at Mississippi’s largest public hospital system.

Nick Judin March 31, 2022

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News

Speaker Gunn Now Willing to Spend American Rescue Funds In ‘Very Conservative’ Way

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn signaled that he will not follow through on threats to make the use of $1.8 billion in federal relief funds dependent on the success of his push to eliminate the state income tax.

Ashton Pittman March 25, 2022

News

Medical-Marijuana Plan Offered Mental-Health Relief, But Not for South Mississippi Man

Medical cannabis is legal in some form throughout much of the United States, but only a handful of states allow its use for the specific mental-related conditions of Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD and anorexia (this, specifically because it stimulates the appetite).

Julie Whitehead March 23, 2022

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News

‘This Is Not Expansion’: Mississippi Senate Trying to Revive Postpartum Medicaid Bill Gunn Killed

Although the original Postpartum Medicaid extension bill died with a March 9 deadline, Sen. Kevin Blackwell and the Senate still have a few opportunities to send the provisions in the bill back to the House. The Senate can amend bills from the House currently in conference between the two chambers that address the relevant sections of Mississippi Code to include the postpartum extension.

Nick Judin March 23, 2022

Republicans Eye Repealing All Rape Exceptions, Targeting Self-Managed Abortions

The Love of Mississippi Women Restored Village COVID-19 Broke

‘Think Forward’: An Exit Interview With Dr. Thomas Dobbs

Gov. Reeves Vetoes $50 Million in Rescue Act Funds For UMMC Patient Facilities

Dr. Eric Topol On Second Boosters and The Pandemic’s Uncertain Present

UMMC Dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield Forces Insured Out of Network Today

Speaker Gunn Now Willing to Spend American Rescue Funds In ‘Very Conservative’ Way

‘This Is Not Expansion’: Mississippi Senate Trying to Revive Postpartum Medicaid Bill Gunn Killed

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