A federal probe of Medicare and Medicaid plans run by private insurance companies found that the plan operators often overstated how many mental health providers were available in their networks. KFF ...

Another legislative session, another year will pass without Mississippi expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for the working poor. States have had the option since 2014 to expand ...

In a state where the obesity rate ranks among the highest in the country, many health providers were thrilled when Mississippi Medicaid in 2023 began covering GLP-1s for people 12 and older. Only 13 ...

The potential for Mississippi to expand its Medicaid program in 2026 appears unlikely, continuing a trend from the past five years. Gov. Tate Reeves remains strongly opposed to expansion, which would ...

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans' members, a new federal watchdog report says.

Efforts to expand Medicaid in Mississippi peaked in the 2024 legislative session thanks to the support at the time of Republican House Speaker Jason White. Mississippi Today Republican leaders have ...