Mississippi has a high percentage of children with disabilities who are in need of education and medical facilities. The Medicaid policy to be implemented in the state will go a head to assist children who have been denied learning opportunities due to their conditions. The implementation of the project has been delayed citing the estimated costs of undertaking it. For effective implementation, the ministry of health needs to know the medical needs of the children in relation to their races and percentages (Smith & Moore, 2009).
A recent survey revealed that 52 percent were white 45 percent were black1 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander 2 percent were Hispanic and less than 5 percent were American Indian. Chronic health care conditions in the region include asthma, speech/language delays, vision problems, otitis media, hearing impairments, mental retardation, respiratory disorders, and epilepsy. These health care conditions have been responsible for high mortality rate of children in Mississippi as well as large cases of school dropouts. Children have been forced to miss classes to seek medical facilities as others are forced to live with the condition due to inadequate funds. Their parents and guardians have been left helpless as they watch their children suffer because they cannot afford their escalating medical bills.
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To implement the project, the government will need to look at the estimated poverty levels in current and subsequent levels. It is estimated that 26 percent the children live with parents that are involved in full term job, another 24% live in poverty, 35% of the children live with single parents, a total of 24% are high school dropouts (Wiene, 2003). When it comes to birth weight, 10.3% of the children are born with low birth weight of which about 10.1 per 1000 babies die. The death rate is estimated that 40% per 1000 children between the ages of 1 and 14 die, while 83% per 100, 000 teenagers die through accident related complications and suicides. 45% per 1000 teenagers between 15 and 17 give birth while 12 percent of total teenagers do not attend school or involved in work. The statistics are alarming and it is expected that unless the government intervenes, such rates are likely to increase.