State
Medicaid requests $1.03 billion for 2018
The Division of Medicaid Services is seeking $1.03 billion in funding for fiscal year 2018, its biggest appropriations ... Read more
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Smoking costs the world economy $1 trillion per year, World Health Organization says
Smoking and its side effects cost the world's economies more than $1 trillion and kill about 6 million ... Read more
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Evidence from states shows why Trump’s brand of Carrier-style dealmaking won’t work
In late November, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he had reached a deal with Carrier to keep about ... Read more
Columns
Today’s need – $2,200
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has not pity on him, how ... Read more
Education
University of Southern Mississippi named to Best Online Master’s Degree List for 2016
The University of Southern Mississippi has been recognized by Affordable College Online as one of the Best Online ... Read more
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As Republicans ready to dismantle ACA, insurers likely to bolt
There’s a joke among insurers that there are two things that health insurance companies hate to do – ... Read more
Columns
Making America 1953 again
WASHINGTON – It is axiomatic that if someone is sufficiently eager to disbelieve something, there is no Everest of ... Read more
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Rural Indiana lawmakers seek more money for small-town schools
INDIANAPOLIS — An overhaul of education funding five years ago is devastating small districts, say rural Indiana lawmakers who ... Read more
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Under Affordable Care Act, fewer people skipped doctors’ visits because of cost
After the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, people in a majority of states were less likely to ... Read more
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Limits on hospitals, health clinics get fresh scrutiny
ATLANTA – A controversial plan to loosen state control over medical facilities is being resuscitated, creating fresh worries ... Read more