County switches to self-funded insurance plan
Lowndes County employees will save on medical insurance costs after supervisors opted to transition from a fully-insured to a self-insured system.
Judge blocks Gov. Bryant in insurance dispute
A federal judge Monday blocked Gov. Phil Bryant from compelling Mississippi’s largest health insurer to resume paying its in-network rate to a chain of 10 hospitals.
U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate read a temporary restraining order from the bench saying Bryant didn’t provide enough proof to justify an executive order he issued last week.
Judge mulls request to block gov. order
JACKSON — A federal judge says he intends to rule on Monday in a dispute between Mississippi’s largest health insurer and Gov. Phil Bryant. U.S.
Coverage may return to four hospitals
FLOWOOD — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has announced an offer to reinstate network provider agreements with four of 10 Health Management Associates
Miss. lawmakers hear about BlueCross-HMA dispute
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers said Monday they hope the state’s second-largest hospital company and largest health insurer will resolve a financial dispute before patients lose
Starkville receives 2013 Healthy Hometown accolade
For the second time in three years, Starkville was awarded a Healthy Hometown designation by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. Starkville earned this
Miss. insurer could cut ties to two hospital systems
JACKSON — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has told the state’s second-largest hospital owner that it will end its contract with the company’s
Hospitals sue Blue Cross Blue Shield over payments
JACKSON — Ten Mississippi hospitals claim in a breach-of-contract lawsuit that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi shortchanged them by more than $13 million in