With more than half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals at risk of shutting their doors, a plan to address the crisis is beginning to take shape in the state Senate.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and a group of senators laid out legislation Wednesday that he said would both bring immediate aid to struggling hospitals and pave the way for long-term changes to Mississippi’s healthcare landscape.
“We have been concerned about rural health and hospitals here in Mississippi for a lengthy period of time,” Hosemann said. “During a whole series of discussion with folks, with hospital administrators, with…
