The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
Dr. Laurence Dennis joins Medicaid as Chief Medical Officer
August 24, 20230Read moreThe Mississippi Division of Medicaid has named Dr. Laurence Dennis, an internal medicine physician from Booneville, to serve as the agency’s Chief Medical Officer. In his new role, Dr....
Medicaid Vital Signs – April-June 2023
August 22, 2023Read moreThis update of the Medicaid Vital Signs dashboard contains enrollment and expenditure data from the second quarter of 2023. Launched in early 2019, Vital Signs displays key Mississippi Medicaid...
MS SPA 23-0011 Copay approved by CMS
August 18, 2023Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 23-0011 was submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to remove copays from Medicaid services effective May 1, 2023. For more information, read the...
CMS approves renewal of Medicaid’s five Home and Community Based Services waivers
August 18, 2023Read moreAlignment to enhance services, efficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this summer approved the renewal of all five Mississippi Medicaid Home and Community Based Services...
MS SPA 23-0016 All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Reimbursement Submitted to CMS
August 16, 2023Read moreMS SPA 23-0016 All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Reimbursement is being submitted to update the hospital inpatient methodology with an effective date of July 1, 2023. For...
