JACKSON — During its 2009 Second Extraordinary Session, the Mississippi Legislature passed House Bill 71 (now codified as MISS. CODE ANN. Section 43-13-117 [1972]), which contained several provisions designed to control Medicaid costs, including a provision authorizing the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to implement a managed care program on or after January 1, 2010. The [...] [...]
While some states have balked at setting up a health insurance exchange (HIE) that is part of the healthcare reforms, in Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has supported an exchange designed to make it easier for people to shop online for health insurance policies before it was made part of health care reform legislation.
Since 2007 Barbour [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 26,2011
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SUMMIT — A federal appeals panel has upheld the denial of bond for a doctor charged in a chemotherapy fraud case that authorities say swindled millions from Medicaid and Medicare.
Dr. Meera Sachdeva, founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, and two others are charged with numerous federal crimes for allegedly participating in a scheme to [...] [...]
BRANDON — Five women have been sentenced from three to eight years in prison for helping bilk the state out of more than $500,000 in a healthcare fraud scheme.
The Clarion-Ledger reports the women were sentenced in Rankin County Circuit Court by Judge John Emfinger.
So far, 11 people have pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
The remaining three [...] [...]
JACKSON — Several people charged in a state health insurance fraud scheme have indicated they plan to go to trial despite numerous co-defendants pleading guilty.
In the last week, seven people pleaded guilty to multiple counts of conspiracy, insurance fraud, mail fraud and false representation. Most were sentenced, receiving 10 to 15 years from Circuit Judge [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Gov. Haley Barbour yesterday testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on the need for Medicaid reform.
Barbour described difficulties states have in shaping Medicaid to fit their unique needs. He repeated his calls for a block grant allocation that would allow states to provide better care to residents in the program.
“It is [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney and fellow members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) were in Washington, D.C., last week to confer with members of Congress about ongoing financial and health reform efforts.
More than 35 state insurance regulators gathered for the NAIC Washington Forum where they were briefed by Nancy-Ann [...] [...]
The Affordable Health Care Act is laden with provisions to help consumers with their insurance until 2014
By Tim Turner – contributor
Michael Story can’t tell you what impact healthcare reform will have on the future of the insurance industry in Mississippi. All he knows is that because of measures it already has in place, he is [...] [...]
I’m 52 years old. Understand that I don’t usually like to reveal my age, but this is such an important issue that I’m willing to give it up and reveal my driver’s license, birth certificate and wrinkle cream.
Health insurance is a big deal for me. My first husband died of cancer at 34. Thankfully, he [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — States need more flexibility to design Medicaid programs that fit unique local needs, Gov. Haley Barbour today told the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The healthcare law will be too costly to states, enlarging Medicaid rolls and siphoning money from other needs, including public schools and law enforcement, Barbour said. In Mississippi, Medicaid [...] [...]
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