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Judge orders pause on Medicaid recoupments from Greenwood Leflore Hospital
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (528+ 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…...
Rising costs, inflation negatively affecting Mississippians’ health, Senate committee told
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1607+ words) The Mississippi Senate Insurance Study Committee is gathering information ahead of the 2026 session as members consider potential legislation. Various speakers at Wednesday's state Senate Insurance Study Committee told members that negative health outcomes of Mississippians are largely a result of…...
Miss. Medicaid appropriation up by $58 million
9+ mon, 35+ min ago (182+ words) The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is anticipated to operate off a total budget of $8.4 billion for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. Of that total, the state's total support sits at about $969.9 million, Senate Medicaid Committee Chair Kevin Blackwell…...
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) Enrollment numbers in the program are on a decline in the Magnolia State. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is anticipated to operate off a total budget of $8.4 billion for the new fiscal year which begins July 1. Of that total, the…...