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Mississippi will audit Medicaid providers as a part of federal fraud probe
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (1000+ words) Mississippi by June will begin reviewing the eligibility of Medicaid providers deemed high risk for fraud as part of a Trump administration effort to weed out potential waste and abuse in the program. Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers…...
Red tape in Mississippi's food assistance program could cost taxpayers $120 million
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1012+ words) If state lawmakers don't act soon, Mississippi will pay at least an additional $120 million a year to run its food assistance program. That's because of a 2017 state law that generated more paperwork for social safety net programs. Under the so-called…...
County sees insurance rate increase, but it's not terrible
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (178+ words) The Enterprise Journal County sees insurance rate increase, but it's not terrible Pike County supervisors received some relatively good news on insurance renewals Friday when their agent said the county could expect to see a rate increase of just 5%. Russ…...
Judge orders pause on Medicaid recoupments from Greenwood Leflore Hospital
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (456+ words) A Hinds County Chancery judge on Wednesday ordered the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to temporarily stop collecting money owed by Greenwood Leflore Hospital after the hospital said resuming the recoupments would likely force the Delta hospital to close. In a…...