New health care coalition forms, including hospitals that left state hospital association
A new health care alliance will unite several of
The new group will be helmed by former Mississippi Medicaid Director
The new collaborative will focus on "providing sustainable solutions to challenges facing access to care," said a press release. It will include representatives from the state's leading acute and trauma care hospitals, rural hospitals, mental health providers and primary care providers.
Critics, along with the
A slew of hospitals left the hospital association after the organization's political action committee made its largest-ever contribution to Democratic gubernatorial candidate
This means lawmakers in 2025 will hear from two separate groups of hospitals and health care organizations, raising questions about whether their overall impact will be diluted without a unified voice.
Gov.
Snyder, who declined repeated requests for comment for this story, will lead the Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative under the umbrella of multi-state,
Capitol Resources is a strong supporter of Republican Gov.
Five of Capitol Resources' scores of
A query to the
A national ethics expert told Mississippi Today that when public officials transition to private sector work, particularly in the same field as their public service, it can raise ethical issues.
The knowledge and information public officials hold can be used as a "leg up," which leads to unfairness in private companies' and lobbying organizations' business dealings with government entities, said professor
Capitol Resources has for years represented
"How do you represent a managed care company and a bunch of hospitals at the same time?" he said.
Moore was ousted by the
The evolution of the
The trade association splintered in
Hospital leaders at the time declined to say what precipitated their decision to leave, other than to cite concerns about the hospital association's leadership. But the exodus was widely interpreted as a rebuke of the association's support for Presley and, specifically, Medicaid expansion.
Research has shown that Medicaid expansion would provide billions of dollars to
As Reeves faced an uphill reelection bid, due in part to his opponent's support of Medicaid expansion and his adamant opposition, he worked with Snyder to create a new program to provide supplemental payments to hospitals to offset low Medicaid payments. While the program did not directly support low-income Mississippians, it was estimated to generate
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Moore said having two major health care trade associations in the state will "create division among the industry, which is not good."
"…The best thing for all hospitals is to be united in one voice, because they have similar issues, whether they're a small hospital or a large hospital," he said.
Along with hospitals that left the association, Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative incorporates several existing Capitol Resources clients, including the state's 21 Federally Qualified Community Health Centers, and
"For too long, too many health providers have been siloed in our advocacy. It's time to sit down at the same table and work together," said
Other members of the new group include
The group's members are based in 78 of
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