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Commissioner Mike Chaney to set up Mississippi small business health insurance exchange

JACKSON, Mississippi – (AP) — Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney plans to move ahead with a health insurance exchange for small businesses after federal officials approved regulations to allow the move.

The Department of Health and Human Services had proposed a rule that would have barred states that didn’t run an individual marketplace from setting up a separate exchange for businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

Last week, federal officials adopted a rule advocated by Chaney that allows Mississippi to set up what’s called a Small Business Health Options, or SHOP exchange. Chaney said he’s scheduled to meet Sept. 18 with federal officials…. […]

Thompson to host CMS Regional Director for district discussion on Affordable Care

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced that he will host Dr. Renard Murray, Regional Administrator for the CMS Atlanta Regional Office, on July 2 2013, in Mississippi. Dr. Murray will discuss Affordable Care exchange implementation and how it will affect Mississippi hospital administrators, physicians, businesses, and other stakeholders.

“I want Mississippi to succeed, and I am deeply committed to enhancing the healthcare system of our state…. […]

Affordable Care Act cuts bills for some in Miss

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JACKSON – (AP) _ Sixty-four-year-old Mary Devine says she couldn’t believe her last doctor’s bill. She’d had a number of tests, including a colonoscopy and a mammogram, and the balance was “zero.” Devine tells The […]