Hospital association floats plan for Medicaid reform

STARKVILLE -- Mississippi Hospital Association has a plan in the works to reform the Medicaid program in the state under the Affordable Care Act and expand health care coverage, Tim Moore, president and CEO of Mississippi Hospital Association, told Starkville Rotarians at their regular meeting Monday.

The plan, MississippiCares, seeks to assist non-disabled Mississippians between the ages of 19 and 64 who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but don't earn enough to be eligible for Affordable Care Act Marketplace premium tax credits. Between 163,000 and 300,000 Mississippians are affected.

Moore said the plan could help solve problems beyond limited health care, including high administrative costs, uncompensated care, hospital bankruptcy and a reduced workforce.

"We don't want any more of the same," Moore said. "Let's do something different, which is what we're trying to propose."

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(Columbus Dispatch)