Mississippi has been hovering near the bottom of America's Health Rankings for the past few years, and this year, it fell to the very bottom. climbed out of last place in the United Health Foundation's annual ranking of the healthiest states. The state's rating was hurt by the fact that it ranked among the bottom 10 states in 14 categories and was dead last in four of those categories.
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The state's best and worst category rankings:
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Mississippi.
Mississippi Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool
Toll-free 1-888-820-9400
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Mississippi will offer health coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Mississippi's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.
Review Georgetown's guide for Mississippi.
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state.
Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Mississippi.
Mississippi Insurance Department --consumer information page -- links of interest to state health care consumers.
Mississippi Division of Medicaid -- helping the state's lowest income individuals and families.
MO CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Plan) -- designed to provide health care insurance for children in families without health insurance or with inadequate health insurance. It does not replace Medicaid; in fact, children on Medicaid are precluded from CHIP participation.
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Health insurance companies in Mississippi. Get health plan pricing for these companies. Aetna Celtic Ins. Co. Coventry Health and Life Insurance Company Golden Rule Humana |
Contact your federal officials. All Americans need your help to demand that Congress continue to support health care legislation that will make health insurance affordable and accessible to all Americans.
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
PHONE: 601-359-3150
FAX: 601-359-3741
Contact your Mississippi State Senator
Contact your Mississippi State Representative
Read more on Health Care Reform!
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Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
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