The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan, nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research and data to inform the planning, decision-making, and operations of health policy in Mississippi. Since the option for states to expand Medicaid eligibility presented itself in 2014, a major question for Mississippi state legislators and health professionals has been the total cost of expansion to the state. In 2022, the Center commissioned The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore … Read more...
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Medicaid Expansion Study
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan, nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research and data to inform the planning, decision-making, and operations of health policy in Mississippi. Since the option for states to expand Medicaid eligibility presented itself in 2014, a major question for Mississippi state legislators and health professionals has been the total cost of expansion to the state. In 2022, the Center commissioned The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore … Read more...
The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in MS
This is The Hilltop Group’s Presentation, “The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi” given to the House Medicaid Committee on 2-20-2024. It covers the Medicaid Expansion Study conducted by the The Hilltop Group UMBC and commissioned by the Center for Mississippi Health Policy.… Read more...
Establishment of presumptive eligibility for pregnant women (PEPW) in Mississippi
Executive summary
The recent expansion of postpartum care coverage in Mississippi is the first step towards improvement of maternal and infant health outcomes. The focus should now move to provision of appropriate and necessary prenatal care for pregnant women. As hospitals and clinics in rural areas are collapsing[i], pregnant women delay seeking prenatal care which pose challenges for both the mother and the fetus during pregnancy. Our recommendation to improve access and utilization of … Read more...
The Medicaid Unwinding: Expectations and Estimations
Written by Sarah Scarborough
The pandemic tested Medicaid and health departments across the nation. Health systems were overwhelmed with a large influx of patients and demand for healthcare coverage. Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)[1] in response to this outcry which ensured patients could assess healthcare services during the COVID-19 health emergency period (PHE) as needed.[2] With the emergency period over, Congress is ending continuous enrollment through the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA).[3] States must … Read more...