CEO says Medicaid extension will save Delta hospital $7M
GREENVILLE — The Mississippi Legislature’s decision to extend Medicaid will save Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville about $7 million. DRMC CEO J. Stansel Harvey tells the Delta Democrat Times...
View ArticleUMMC releases statement concerning Blue Cross contract
JACKSON — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has extended its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi through August 28 as officials from both entities work toward a new agreement...
View ArticleBlue Cross agrees to pay in-network rates at four HMA hospitals
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Under increasing pressure from Gov. Phil Bryant and the state Insurance Department, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi said yesterday it would start paying in-network rates...
View ArticleBryant rescinds part of executive order concerning Blue Cross/HMA fight
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is backtracking from part of an executive order he issued in a dispute between the state’s largest insurer and a hospital company. Bryant signed a document yesterday saying...
View ArticleOwners of assisted living facility charged with fraud, embezzlement
BOONEVILLE — A Prentiss County husband and wife have been indicted and arrested on charges of false pretense and embezzlement, Attorney General Jim Hood reports. Dirley Jones, 63, and Rita Jones, 62,...
View ArticleTown given Obamacare insurance break, but faces additional costs in 2015
SUMMIT — An insurance agent told Summit officials they will get a one-year reprieve from new regulations under the Affordable Care Act for employee health care benefits, but the mandates will likely...
View ArticleDelta city to cover workers’ insurance rate increase
LELAND — The city of Leland will cover increases in health insurance for its employees. The Delta Democrat Times reports that the city this week renewed its group health care plan with Blue Cross &...
View ArticleMississippiCAN extends contract with Magnolia Health Plan
JACKSON — Centene Corporation’s subsidiary Magnolia Health Plan has won a contract from the state of Mississippi to continue serving members enrolled in the Mississippi Coordinated Access Network...
View ArticleState’s health care exchange enrollment lags
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — New figures show 25,554 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a website run by the federal government. That’s far short of the original estimate...
View ArticleThree insurers selling in state on health care reform website
JACKSON — Three companies are now selling health insurance in Mississippi through a federal website created under the health overhaul that President Barack Obama signed into law. That’s up from two in...
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