Center for Mississippi Health Policy

07/23/2025

The Center has published its annual review on the legislative session. Click on the following link to see a review of what health-related bills passed and their potential impact: https://mshealthpolicy.com/2025/07/23/2025-legislative-session-a-review-of-health-related-bills-and-their-impact-report-july-2025-3rd-edition/

07/10/2025

The Center's Senior Policy Analyst, John Dillon Harris, joined the Mississippi Hospital Association, American Heart Association - Mississippi, and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN yesterday to discuss the nuances of the One Big Beautiful Bill and its larger implications for health care in Mississippi.

Your health coverage and access to care could change in the coming years. The federal budget bill is expected to leave a budget hole for providers in Mississippi.

06/30/2025

Click here to read our issue brief based on the 2025 Annual Report from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. It provides a health snapshot for all counties in the state, focusing on population health and community conditions https://mshealthpolicy.com/2025/04/03/mississippi-2025-county-rankings-issue-brief-2025/

06/25/2025

The Center has published its 2025 Profile of Health Insurance Coverage for Mississippi Children using 2023 Data. You can view the chartbook here https://mshealthpolicy.com/2025/06/25/a-2025-profile-of-health-insurance-coverage-for-mississippi-children-2023-data/

06/25/2025

The Center has published its 2025 Profile of Health Insurance Coverage for Mississippi Nonelderly Adults using 2022-2023 Data. You can read the chartbook on our website here https://mshealthpolicy.com/2025/06/25/a-2025-profile-of-health-insurance-coverage-for-mississippi-adults-2022-2023-data/

05/23/2025

The Center's Senior Policy Analyst, John Dillon Harris, participated in a conversation and informational session yesterday alongside other health policy experts to discuss the timely topic of the ongoing federal budget reconciliation and its implications for health care in Mississippi.

Over the coming months, the Center will continue to follow the major health care reforms being proposed by the federal government, research their impacts on health care in Mississippi, and work to keep our policymakers and stakeholders informed.

https://mshealthpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/State-of-Play-1.pdf

05/22/2025

The 2025 budget reconciliation bill will majorly impact access to and the delivery of health care in Mississippi and across the nation. Thanks to the almost 200 attendees who participated in today's conversation, hosted by the Mississippi Hospital Association, Center for Mississippi Health Policy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN, and the American Heart Association - Mississippi. The session, available both in person and virtually, focused on the status of the legislation and the next steps in advocacy.

05/19/2025

Join us for a conversation on the 2025 federal Budget Reconciliation Bill advanced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and its implications for Medicaid and health care in Mississippi, on Thursday, May 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

This informational session (in-person or virtual) is offered jointly by the Center for Mississippi Health Policy, the Mississippi Hospital Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN, and the American Heart Association - Mississippi

To register, visit here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rVu32wdxR7m9dP-wVxztDA

04/22/2025

For 20 years, the Center has provided information to policymakers, stakeholders, students, & other policy-minded Mississippians to foster informed decision-making, medical literacy, and cost-effective healthcare policies. Thank you, we look forward to continuing to serve you.

04/07/2025

The U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee has been tasked with reducing federal spending by $880 billion on programs under its jurisdiction, including Medicaid, between 2025 – 2034. Medicaid makes up 93% ($8.2 trillion) of the Committee’s $8.8 trillion mandatory outlays for that period.

While the proposed Medicaid reforms are subject to change and are not yet law, they have raised concerns among both expansion and non-expansion states for the sustainability and affordability of their Medicaid programs.

John Dillon Harris led research efforts from the Center for Mississippi Health Policy and The Hilltop Institute at UMBC to examine how three proposed reforms may impact funding for Mississippi Medicaid: per capita caps, reducing provider tax limits, and altering or eliminating the expansion FMAP.

Read our analysis here: https://mshealthpolicy.com/2025/04/03/mississippi-medicaid-and-potential-federal-reforms-issue-brief-2025/

01/31/2025

Congratulations on being recognized as ACHE’s Early Careerist, John Dillon Harris. We are proud to have you as our Senior Policy Analyst.

11/25/2024

Our Senior Policy Analyst, John Dillon Harris, spent time with the American Cancer Society Action Network in Washington with Kimberly Hughes.