Proposed Medicaid reform plan stirs debate
Medicaid expansion has been proposed in Mississippi. After the recent announcement of a proposal, Mississippi Cares, from the Mississippi Hospital Association to bring about Medicaid...
Tag : mississippi hospital association
Mississippi hospitals propose Medicaid reform alternative
by Alex Paton
Mississippi hospitals have announced a proposal to help cover the nearly 300,000 Mississippi adults in Mississippi without health insurance who are not eligible for Medicaid....
Study finds 31 rural hospitals at risk of closing
by Alex Paton
More Mississippi rural hospitals are at risk of closing than almost any other state. A new study shows that 31 hospitals at risk of closure....
UMMC says Blue Cross has yet to start negotiations
by Alex Paton
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is seeking to renegotiate their contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBSMS). UMMC has said...
Featured Medicaid tech bill faces midnight deadline
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Legislature is looking to reauthorize the Medicaid tech bill, as well as, the Medicaid appropriations bill this session. With four different deadlines drawing...
Featured Six hospitals in MS in the red
by Alex Paton
Six Mississippi hospitals are in the red and in danger of closing. Tim Moore, President, and CEO of the Mississippi Hospital Association said that the Public...
New hospital to open in Oxford
by Alex Paton
After three years, a new Baptist hospital is opening its doors in Oxford “The transitioning of new hospitals is always driven by the need for...
Singing River: Trouble for the Hospital Now Includes FBI, State Scrutiny, Investigations
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Fooling with people’s retirement and not telling them about it has a lot of people mad in Jackson County. Singing River Health systems is...