Hospitals propose plan to cover uninsured Mississippians
In the last year, Mississippi hospitals absorbed more than $624 million in uncompensated care costs to uninsured residents.
In less than a decade, five hospitals across the state have closed.
Tim Moore, the CEO of the Mississippi Hospital Association, represents 96 healthcare providers throughout the state who propose a private-public partnership to cover the estimated 300,000 Mississippians stuck in the "gap," or those who make too much for Medicaid and not enough for monthly health insurance premiums.
But Moore made an important distinction for Mississippi's version of the program.
"This is not Obamacare. This has nothing to do with the (Affordable Care Act). It is an opportunity that hospitals have seen to provide as much coverage to Mississippians and make it possible for them to get the best quality healthcare that they possibly can," Moore told the Rotary Club of Meridian on Wednesday. "We don't want any expense to the state of Mississippi or the taxpayers."
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