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Poverty and Healthcare Reform in Mississippi

Final Project: A Health Policy Analysis

Poverty and Healthcare Reform in Mississippi

Final Project: A Health Policy Analysis

Poverty and Healthcare Reform in Mississippi

Statement of the Problem

Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the nation. More than the poor in other states, the poor in Mississippi receive inadequate education, have limited access to quality health care, and experience personal and environmental risks that lead to poor nutrition. Understanding the interaction between poverty and health in Mississippi requires a candid discussion about poverty in the United States as a whole. Mississippi is a state that has had a long, sad disturbing history with healthcare reform. The influence of historical racial and economic baggage, indifferent leadership, and long-standing poverty has created a seemingly untenable environment for change.

Background

Poverty and health status are interrelated, and their effects on each other are often bidirectional: poverty leads to poor health and poor health leads to poverty. In addition, life challenges associated with poverty, whether they are short or long-term, create conditions that reduce household savings, lower learning ability, and reduce physical and emotional well-being, all of which endanger people's health. Many Mississippians, especially the 51% who live in rural counties, experience poverty levels that are hard to imagine for most Americans. In...