The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
SPA 18-0020 Physician Visit Limit Increase submitted to CMS
December 21, 20180Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0020 Physician Visit Limit Increase has been submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid to increase the physician office and outpatient hospital visit limit from...
Public Notice for SPA 19-0001 TCM for Beneficiaries with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in CBS
December 19, 2018Read morePursuant to 42 C.F.R. Section 447.205, public notice is hereby given to the submission of a Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 19-0001 Targeted Case Management (TCM) for Beneficiaries with...
Latorre becomes new Mississippi Medicaid Medical Director
December 6, 2018Read moreLatorre brings unique perspective as Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s first full-time medical director Dr. Carlos Latorre earned two degrees in geology and worked at the U.S. Army Corps of...
Medicaid EASE Initiative aims to improve access to needed services
December 4, 2018Read moreIncreasing physician visit limits first in series of 2019 enhancements Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is increasing the number of physician visits it covers...
SPA 18-0015 DSH Payments submitted to CMS
December 3, 2018Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0015 Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments has been submitted to update the hospital DSH program effective October 1, 2018: 1. To clarify: a) The treatment of hospital...