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MHAP Free Clinic Resource List
Posted Friday, November 21, 2008
Free_Clinic_Resource-MHAP.pdf
MHAP has compiled a Free Clinic Resource List for Mississippians who are uninsured in
North, Central and South Mississippi.
Barbour Caves on Tobacco Tax
Jackson Free Press, November 18, 2008
Roy Mitchell, director of the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, said the tax should be about $1 a pack, if Barbour was serious about the tax being a health issue.
Tobacco: State can finally start to catch up
Clarion Ledger, November 20, 2008
It’s estimated a $1-per-pack tax hike will generate up to $184.6 million; a 50-cent hike, $120 million. So, the higher the tax, the better.
EDITORIAL:The 2009 budget
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, November 20, 2008
We differ with the governor on the specifics of his cigarette tax proposal. The 24-cent-per-pack increase on premium brands he seeks is too low.
Medicaid, school funding spared in state budget cuts
Clarion Ledger, November 12, 2008
Agencies that provide Mississippians with everything from public safety to help with mental health are considering whether budget cuts will affect services or, in some cases, the status of state employees.
Economy is the talk at MGCCC campus forum
Biloxi Sun Herald, November 13, 2008
The state could see an increase in the tobacco tax during this session, the lawmakers said, which would provide slightly more revenue. ...
Online effort seeks public input into health care
Associated Press, November 12, 2008
With concern about the cost and accessibility of health care growing across the country, health care advocates are conducting a national online effort this week and next to gather the public’s input.
The Candidates and Mississippi Health Care
WLBT
“We have to include the public in addressing these needs, they deal with this on a daily basis,” said Roy Mitchell, director, Mississippi Health Advocacy Program.
A Seat at the Table: Community Dialogues on the Impact of Tax Policy on Health Care in Mississippi
Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008
MHAP has partnered with the Children’s Defense Fund and the Mississippi Economic Policy Center to conduct a series of interactive community discussions on health care in Mississippi.The dialogues will be held in Gulfport, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Tupelo.
New Studies Report Wide Disparity in Health Care Plans
Washington Post 9/16/08
Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing more than $100 billion a year in spending for health care, but the candidates’ plans have vastly different goals, and vastly different outcomes.