Number	23357
Subject	Death rate
Source	CBS News
State	NY
Year	2007
Publication Date	06/02/2007; 06/03/2007
Summary	In 2005 Mississippi infant mortality has "shot up" by 18 percent. Despite the large increase, "the only substantial change that affected public health in Mississippi in 2005 was Governor Haley Barbour cutting the Medicaid roles by 19 percent when he implemented restrictive eligibility guidelines."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	7
Keywords	Medicaid; infant mortality; Mississippi; Katrina; health care
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