Author: Wesley Prater, MPH, PhD
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Building a Health Insurance Exchange in Mississippi | 2011 Issue Brief
What is a Health Insurance Exchange? A key provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the federal health care reform legislation, is the implementation of a nationwide system of Health Insurance Exchanges. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) defines an exchange as “a…
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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act | 2009 Issue Brief
Implications for Mississippi The Children’s Health Insurance Program was reauthorized by Congress in February 2009. The new law, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), contains significant changes in funding, benefits, eligibility, and administrative requirements and offers several new policy options.
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Children’s Health Coverage in Mississippi | 2008 Issue Brief
A Profile of Children’s Health Coverage in MississippiThere has been considerable debate about children’s health coverage at the national level. The debate has been stimulated in large part by legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Many states have initiated programs to reduce the number of uninsured…
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Proposed Rule on Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming | 2007 Issue Brief
To read the print-friendly version, click here. | To read other school-related articles, click here. In 1997, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance materials to local education agencies (LEA’s) to provide technical assistance in implementing school health services and seeking Medicaid reimbursement for covered services. The…