Maternal and Family Transportation Program; create.

Summary

The bill would have the Mississippi Department of Health set up a Maternal and Family Transportation Program that offers rides to prenatal and postpartum appointments, pediatric visits, WIC services, grocery stores, pharmacies and licensed child‑care centers. It targets pregnant women, mothers up to 18 months after birth, and children under six, aiming to remove transportation as a barrier to care. The measure failed to advance and died in committee.

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