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Mississippi will audit Medicaid providers as a part of federal fraud probe | The Sun-Sentinel
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (1011+ 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…...
Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (752+ words) A new report from the Paragon Health Institute estimates that 47% of all Mississippi sign-ups during the 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment period were improper. "When we use the term "improper enrollment," we mean exchange sign-ups where the person enrolled is…...
Latino: Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians" drug prices will cost dearly
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino: "This is not PBM reform. It's a tax increase on every Mississippian." That's how one of Mississippi's largest employers summed up the Senate's changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia…...
Mississippi's "record-breaking $1 billion in interest income" a cumulative total generated over 6 years
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (375+ words) The State Treasurer's office on Tuesday clarified that Mississippi's "record-breaking $1 billion in interest income in 2025," as shared in a release Monday, was in fact a cumulative total over Treasurer David Mc Rae's tenure "up to 2025, not in 2025 alone." Mc Rae…...