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Mississippi tax assessor arrested, accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from tax collections
Special agents with the Mississippi State Auditor’s Office have arrested a former Benton County Tax Assessor on charges of embezzlement in public office. State Auditor Shad White announced that Shannon Wilburn allegedly embezzled more than $300,000 from daily collections paid to the Benton County Tax Collector’s office, diverting the funds for his personal use.
Mississippi Medicaid prenatal care access program still awaiting federal approval. Why?
Newly pregnant women who aren't on Medicaid or who do not have health insurance in Mississippi are still stuck in a coverage hole that the Legislature tried to close this past session. A new Medicaid presumptive eligibility program that is supposed to help pregnant women receive Medicaid benefits for 60 days while...
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in Medicaid must sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to clinics, community health centers and hospitals that […]
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