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Almost no one attends Medicaid’s workshops for beneficiaries. Advocates suspect Medicaid is fine with that.
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/27/22-3:10PM , 155 Reads 5,155 Statewide
Last week, staff from the Division of Medicaid and three managed care companies that serve Medicaid enrollees assembled at a public library in Southaven.
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Dr. Samuel F. Brown talks about Mississippi's health disparities while in his office in Jackson, Miss., Monday, October 17, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘They cried’: Black families harmed by South Jackson NICU closure, doctors warn
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,10/25/22-2:54PM , 103 Reads 5,101 Statewide
The closure of a neonatal intensive care unit in South Jackson will hurt the mothers and babies who need it most, say doctors and nurses who care for the patients in this majority Black, low-income area.
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Attorney general finds police killing of mentally ill man was justified
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,10/24/22-3:14PM , 183 Reads 7,912 Statewide
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has determined that the killing of a mentally ill man by a Forrest County sheriff’s deputy was justified, according to a two-sentence press release Monday morning.
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Jaterius Myers, 12, holds hands with Miss USA Asya Branch to calm his nerves as Shawanda McQuarter, LPN with Jackson-HInds Comprehensive Health Center, administers the Pfizer vaccine. The free COVID19 vaccination event was held at New Horizon Church International in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Jackson. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were available to those 12 years of age and older. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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As winter surge approaches, few Mississippians get updated COVID-19 booster
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,10/12/22-4:48PM , 277 Reads 10,808 Statewide
The bivalent COVID-19 booster – which provides protection against both the original strain of the virus as well as the Omicron variant – now accounts for most of the vaccine doses administered around the state. But only about 45,000 Mississippians have gotten it since it became available in September.
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