The following is a press release from the Mississippi Democratic Trust:

Last year in Mississippi, uncompensated care, those costs incurred in treating uninsured patients, totaled $525.5 million.  Of that amount, $315 million was not covered by any federal reimbursement program and was, instead, passed on to Mississippi taxpayers.

House Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak (D – Bogue Chitto) said, “Mississippi hospitals and taxpayers make up for uncompensated care through higher taxes and higher costs for healthcare.”

Members of the Epilepsy Support Group in Laurel were excited to learn at a meeting Thursday night that one of their main goals as an organization had been accomplished.

Every state has restrictions on Epilepsy patients driving after having a seizure until it can be controlled.  Until recently, Mississippi was one of only nine states that required them to wait a full year; even most of those offer exceptions. Local Neurologist, Dr. Aremmia Tanious, M.D. announced that Mississippi legislatures had changed the law, only requiring a 6-month waiting period.