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Hundreds removed from SNAP for bilking $2.7M+ in benefits

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:01:58 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — State officials say 1,705 people in Mississippi were disqualified last budget year from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for making false claims and improperly taking more than $2.7 million in benefits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports hundreds more people routinely report benefits cards lost or stolen, which the federal government cites [...]

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Health Policy Center, medical groups study Medicaid expansion

Ted Carter — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:51 +0000

No one is entirely sure of the fiscal implications of either rejecting or accepting the federal government’s offer to help the state expand its Medicaid rolls to include about 250,000 uninsured adults, effectively cutting in half the number of uninsured Mississippians. The fiscal picture could come closer into focus in coming weeks as the Center [...]

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Growers offered chance to become EBT retailers

MBJ Staff — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:02:26 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) are offering a new marketing opportunity for Mississippi fruit and vegetable growers. An informational meeting will be held Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum’s Forestry Building in Jackson for all Mississippi [...]

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Catch-22: getting on welfare easier than getting off

Amy McCullough — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:00:56 +0000

Regardless of the definition of poverty or opinions on solutions for change, one thing is certain: Getting on government assistance is a lot easier than getting off. Many single mothers who become dependent on welfare programs find the road to self-sufficiency difficult. Tanya Shavers, a 34-year-old mother of four who recently moved out of the [...]

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Lawmakers debating Medicaid enrollment procedures

Associated Press — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:47:23 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are arguing over Medicaid enrollment procedures. For the past seven years, Medicaid recipients have been required to go to state offices once a year to renew their enrollment in the government health plan for the poor. Before then, recipients could re-enroll by mail. That’s the procedure most states use. The Democratic-controlled [...]

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Study looks at ‘typical’ food stamp recipient

Wally Northway — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:43:57 +0000

STARKVILLE — The myth that a single type of person uses food stamps was examined in a recent Southern Rural Development Center study that impacts how to best reach those in need of food assistance. The report, “One-size doesn’t fit all: Different reasons drive food stamp use in areas across the South,” looks at certain [...]

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