The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
Latorre becomes new Mississippi Medicaid Medical Director
December 6, 20180Read 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...
SPA 18-0014 EPSDT approved by CMS
November 30, 2018Read moreMississippi State Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0014 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) has been approved to revise language to reflect the February 2017 changes in the Fourth...
SPA 18-0018 MSCAN approved by CMS
November 26, 2018Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0018 Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN) has been approved to allow the Division of Medicaid to include Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) services as covered...