Building Mississippi’s Health Insurance Exchange

Posted on August 13, 2012 by frank

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

How Will Health Care Reform Affect Mississippi?

Posted on August 5, 2012 by frank

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...

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Implications for Mississippi

Posted on July 28, 2012 by frank

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Implications for Mississippi in February 2009, Congress passed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), to extend the statutory authorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The new law contains significant changes in funding, benefits, eligibility, and administrative requirements for the Program and offers states several new policy options. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy has issued an Issue Brief that examines the major provisions of CHIPRA and … Read more...

Children’s Health Coverage in Mississippi

Posted on July 27, 2012 by frank

There 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 numbers of uninsured children. Recently, some states have set a goal of universal coverage for children. Given the significance of this health policy issue, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy has researched the status of health coverage for children in … Read more...