Featured Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi & UMMC come to agreement
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement, and...
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UMMC: No timetable for contract agreement
by Alex Paton
July has come and gone and the University of Mississippi’s Medical Center still has no contract agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi....
Wicker, FCC announce $100 million Telehealth program
Senator Wicker was back in Mississippi this afternoon along with FCC commissioner Brendan Carr to announce the creation of a new $100 million Telehealth Program...
UMMC and Blue Cross face Saturday deadline
by Alex Paton
The University of Mississippi’s Medical Center is no closer to an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi. Back in April UMMC told...
Surgeon General answers call for Dr. on Delta Flight
by Alex Paton
Is there a doctor on board? That’s the question that went out over the speakers of a Delta flight headed for Jackson yesterday when a...
Featured UMMC could drop Blue Cross Blue Shield contract
by Alex Paton
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is in negotiations with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBSMS) to work on an updated contract...
Featured UMMC Doctors seek alternatives to opioid prescriptions
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are bad, but the failure of data to deter abuse is also troubling. A team...
UMMC breaks ground on new $180M pediatrics tower
by Alex Paton
Confetti rained down and cheers went up today as patients joined leaders in medicine and government to break ground for a $180 million new pediatrics...
Medical Education Center to be named after Gov. Phil Bryant
by Sarah Ulmer
The University of Mississippi has announced the naming of the medical education building at its Medical Center campus in Jackson in honor of Gov. Phil Bryant. The...
UMMC receives international “baby-friendly” accolades
by Jared Bounds
Joey and Amanda Vowell knew UMMC was baby-friendly, so it was their choice for son Renner’s birthplace. The day Renner was born, word reached UMMC...