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Rep. Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, discusses his disappointment that the state Senate conferees did not attend a meeting to discuss their updated legislative plans for the cost of Mississippi Medicaid expansion during a public legislative conference committee meeting at the Mississippi State Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Bill changing certificate of need law heads to governor
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,03/27/25-3:04PM , 184 Reads 6,887 Statewide
The legislation will make it easier for hospitals to make improvements and harder for UMMC to open facilities outside of Jackson.
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Revision of presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women goes into law without Governor’s signature
By FRANK CORDER & JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,03/27/25-2:40PM , 148 Reads 4,684 Statewide
The legislation aimed to align the state’s Medicaid program with federal regulations.

Legislation meant to conform Mississippi’s Medicaid provisions regarding presumptive eligibility for pregnant women to federal regulations has gone into law without the signature of Governor Tate Reeves (R).
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Latino: When it comes to PBMs, legislators should be cautious about regulating things they don’t understand
By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Mon,03/24/25-3:32PM , 243 Reads 6,770 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

The unintended consequences could be immense, disrupting contractual agreements at a cost of tens of millions of dollars and increasing the price of drugs to Mississippians.
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The Other Side Podcast: Bill to ensure rape kits are available pending in final days of legislative session
By BOBBY HARRISON AND SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,03/24/25-2:06PM , 214 Reads 6,948 Statewide
Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, joins Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Sophia Paffenroth to explain the importance of passing her legislation during the 2025 session to ensure local emergency rooms use rape kits in a timely manner.
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