Mississippi
The State of State Health Policy: Governors’ 2016 State of the State Addresses
State of State speeches provide governors with an opportunity to highlight recent policy successes as well as outline key plans and issue areas of focus for the coming year. These speeches are generally strong indicators of governors’ main priorities and sometimes also include specific proposal suggestions and funding recommendations for deliberation by legislatures. Currently, 31 […]
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Improving Access and Building Behavioral Health Capacity Through Telehealth and Teleconsultation: Lessons from Mississippi and New Mexico
During this webinar, attendees hear from leaders from two nationally-acclaimed programs, including the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Project ECHO. Discussion includes overviews of each program, including identification of best practices, lessons learned, and key takeaways for state policymakers. Audience Q&A follows.
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Mississippi – Medical Homes
New Jersey has received a planning grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a state plan amendment to implement Section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), establishing health homes for Medicaid enrollees with chronic conditions. HB 1192, signed into law in 2010, defined patient-centered medical homes and made a […]
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Mississippi
In Mississippi: As of 2011, the state had 621,607 individuals enrolled in Medicaid. 541,854 of these individuals received non-emergency transportation services through a Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plan (PAHP). 51,626 of these individuals received services through Mississippi’s coordinated care program, Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN) in 2011. Enrollment in MississippiCAN is limited to 45% of Medicaid […]
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Mississippi 2014 CHIP Fact Sheet
2014 NASHP CHIP Fact Sheet – Mississippi 2012 NASHP CHIP Fact Sheet – Mississippi 2010 NASHP CHIP Fact Sheet – Mississippi 2008 NASHP CHIP Fact Sheet – Mississippi Additional States’ CHIP Fact Sheets… Adobe Acrobat .PDF printable versions of the Mississippi NASHP CHIP Fact Sheets Key Highlights: Program Type: Mississippi operates a separate CHIP program, […]
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Mississippi
NASHP’s Accountable Care Activity map is a work in progress; state activity pages will be launched in waves throughout Fall 2012. At this time, we have no information on accountable care activity that meets the following criteria: (1) Medicaid or CHIP agency participation (not necessarily leadership); (2) explicitly intended to advance accountable or integrated […]
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Mississippi
No HIE Strategic Plan available yet.
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Mississippi
Mississippi’s PCO and PCA have worked together for more than 23 years, routinely participating in and collaborating on health panels and coalitions. In a particularly successful partnership, the PCO and PCA recruited 128 primary care providers for CHCs and rural hospital as part of the Mississippi Access for Rural Care (MARC). MARC became a model […]
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