Press Releases, 2000-2011 Series 2793

The series contains official news releases, prepared statements, and public announcements from Medicaid, along with public releases from other offices relating to the business of Medicaid, such as the Office of the Governor and the Attorney General's Office. Subjects include the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), presumptive eligibility, Head Start, Mississippi Health Benefits Program, division budgeting, statuses of Medicaid facilities, the Electronic Health Records program, Better Health for Mississippi, and Mississippi Medicaid Cool Kids, among other topics. Medicaid is a program jointly funded by the federal and state governments to provide health coverage for individuals whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for it. Electronic copies of press releases were transferred by the Division of Medicaid Public Relations Office in 2011. Access copies are provided here as PDF and MP3 files.