The new proposal could infuse roughly $700 million in new revenue for hospitals, including mental healthcare. The program proposal, which must still be approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), offers Medicaid reimbursement reforms estimated to infuse nearly $700 million in new revenue for the state’s hospitals on annual basis. If approved, the plan would increase the Mississippi Hospital Access Program (MHAP) reimbursement to Medicaid members and would supplement the program’s base rates for hospitals by reimbursing inpatient and outpatient hospital services in the fee-for-service system.
