As of January 2014, individuals in the United States are required to carry health insurance coverage as a mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or they may be subject to a financial penalty. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy has developed an Issue Brief that describes coverage options for the uninsured in Mississippi and examines alternative coverage models being tested in other states that, like Mississippi, are not opting to expand Medicaid as authorized under the ACA.
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Medicaid Expansion: An Overview of Potential Impacts in Mississippi
Key Issues and Policy Considerations Related to Expanding Medicaid in Mississippi
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2012 decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) struck down a portion of the law whereby the federal government could make continued Medicaid funding contingent on a state’s participation in expanding Medicaid eligibility. States now have the option of deciding whether or not to implement the expansion. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy has published an Issue Brief that provides background information on … Read more...
Building Mississippi’s Health Insurance Exchange
Legislation to create a Health Insurance Exchange has been proposed in Mississippi for several years. Through the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), grants have been made available to states to develop state-based Exchanges, alternatives to a federally run Exchange. This issue brief summarizes a report by the Center on the current status of Mississippi’s Exchange.
What is a “Health Insurance Exchange”?
Exchanges are intended to:
- Provide for greater choice and value for individuals and small businesses that need to purchase
Health Reform Implications for Employers
The Georgia Health Policy Center, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy, and the Florida Public Health Institute have partnered to release a health reform package for employers. The package includes a policy brief and an interactive small business calculator. The brief focuses on provisions in the Affordable Care Act (health reform) specific to employer-sponsored health insurance plans. The 50-State Health Reform Calculator for Small Businesses©, an online tool, offers for-profit and non-profit small businesses the ability to estimate … Read more...
How Will Health Care Reform Affect Mississippi?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law in March 2010, and contains numerous provisions that will have a wide ranging impact on the nation’s health care system. The law will be implemented incrementally over eight years and will address private and public insurance coverage, health care quality, payments to providers, and public health. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy has produced a series of issue briefs that explain the contents of the Act and consider … Read more...