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Lack of funding might doom health care-related legislation: if Senate Bill 2271 becomes law, physicians not treating elected officials would be charged with a misdemeanor. (Focus Health Care).

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-JAN-03 		Format: Online - approximately 885 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Several health care-related bills were introduced earlier this month in the Legislature, but only non-monetary bills are expected to get much notice.

"We are definitely watching the appropriations budget to push for full funding for education," said Betty Dickson, executive director of the Mississippi Nurses Association. "If we could all find one thing we could wrap our arms around, it would be insisting that the Legislature fully fund the education piece--K-12, community colleges and IHL. Right now, they're all expecting cuts and are scrambling to find the funds."

Dickson said education funding affects the health care profession--directly and indirectly--including the nursing profession.

"We need nursing candidates coming out of high school with a strong background in math and, science," she said. "We have 21 nursing programs in the state at the...

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