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.
Tag Archives: Health Care Reform
Health Care System Performance: What Mississippi Indicators Reveal
National indicators of health care system performance generally show Mississippi as underperforming most other states on several standard measures. Many of the performance indicators stem from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) seminal report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, which highlighted the need to redesign fundamental health care system structures to improve health outcomes. The IOM report also documented how the nation could achieve health improvements through coordinated care delivery systems. Health care experts have since built upon the IOM report’s … Read more...
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...