Sophia Paffenroth

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Community Health Reporter at Mississippi Today

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Mississippians highlight Black Maternal Health Week

1 week ago | mississippitoday.org | Sophia Paffenroth

Advocates and health care leaders joined lawmakers Monday morning at the Capitol to recognize Black Maternal Health Week, which started Friday. The group was highlighting the racial disparities that persist in the delivery room, with Black women three times more likely to die of a pregnancy-related cause than white women. “The bond between a mother and her baby is worth protecting,” said Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable. Rep.
Mississippi would lose billions if Congress cuts Medicaid, report says

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Sophia Paffenroth

Mississippi will lose out on billions of dollars if Congress continues to advance legislation that would make deep cuts to Medicaid and other agencies to pay for a tax cut championed by President Donald Trump. Tens of thousands of Mississippians could lose their health insurance as a result of what could be the largest cut in the history of Medicare and Medicaid.
Mississippi would lose billions if Congress cuts Medicaid, report says

2 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Sophia Paffenroth

Mississippi will lose out on billions of dollars if Congress continues to advance legislation that would make deep cuts to Medicaid and other agencies to pay for a tax cut championed by President Donald Trump. Tens of thousands of Mississippians could lose their health insurance as a result of what could be the largest cut in the history of Medicare and Medicaid.
Legislature sends bill requiring hospital ERs to stock, perform rape kits to governor

2 weeks ago | wtva.com | Sophia Paffenroth

MISSISSIPPI (AP) - Mississippi hospitals will be required to perform rape kits on sexual assault victims who come to their ERs, pending a signature from the governor. That's thanks to a bill lawmakers passed unanimously Thursday. "This is truly a feel-good bill, and I'm so grateful and relieved that it passed," Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, who spearheaded the legislation, said Wednesday afternoon. "As a legislator it's my job to help protect the most vulnerable among us.
Legislature sends bill requiring hospital ERs to stock, perform rape kits to governor

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Sophia Paffenroth

Mississippi hospitals will be required to perform rape kits on sexual assault victims who come to their ERs, pending a signature from the governor. That’s thanks to a bill lawmakers passed unanimously Thursday. “This is truly a feel-good bill, and I’m so grateful and relieved that it passed,” Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, who spearheaded the legislation, said Wednesday afternoon. “As a legislator it’s my job to help protect the most vulnerable among us.
Legislature sends bill requiring hospital ERs to stock, perform rape kits to governor

2 weeks ago | plaindealerin.com | Sophia Paffenroth

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Legislature sends bill requiring hospital ERs to stock, perform rape kits to governor

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Sophia Paffenroth

Mississippi hospitals are now required to perform rape kits on sexual assault victims who come to their ERs, pending a signature from the governor. That’s thanks to a bill lawmakers passed unanimously Thursday. “This is truly a feel-good bill, and I’m so grateful and relieved that it passed,” Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, who spearheaded the legislation, said Wednesday afternoon. “As a legislator it’s my job to help protect the most vulnerable among us.
As bill requiring hospitals to perform rape kits faces uphill battle, mom reports child was turned away from ER

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Sophia Paffenroth

Legislation to guarantee rape victims treatment at Mississippi hospitals faces an uncertain future hours before its deadline. Meanwhile, survivors continue to be turned away in Mississippi hospitals. Just two weeks ago, a child who was allegedly raped was turned away from an emergency room in central Mississippi, according to his mother. The child’s mother gave Mississippi Today permission to quote her without using her name. “They just said they don’t do it there,” she said.
Governor vetoes bill hospital head said would help stabilize their budgets

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Sophia Paffenroth

Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill Thursday that would help stabilize hospitals, citing alleged contradictions and the loom of a deficit among his concerns. “Depending on one’s perspective, there are either 25 million, 38.5 million, 40 million, or 50 million reasons to stand in the way of this bill becoming law,” Reeves said in his veto statement, ostensibly referencing the amount by which the Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s budget would increase.
Prenatal care for poor women may be in jeopardy - Mississippi Today

1 month ago | thefacts.com | Sophia Paffenroth

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