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The Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine building is pictured in Madison, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. The facility is set to close following a legal settlement. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine will close following settlement with UMMC in federal trade secrets lawsuit
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,11/15/24-6:02PM , 1830 Reads 8,126 Statewide
A settlement in a federal trade secrets case will force a Madison health care center that treats children with complex medical conditions to close by the end of the year and prohibit its founding doctor and CEO from practicing medicine in Mississippi ever again.
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Medicaid advisory committee again delayed over concerns about federal law compliance
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,11/13/24-3:20PM , 685 Reads 6,223 Statewide
The next meeting of a committee tasked with advising the Mississippi Division of Medicaid will be delayed further while the agency sorts out a possible discrepancy between state law and new federal regulations, despite the fact that the state is not required to comply with the new rules until July of next year.
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Medicaid advisory committee delayed again
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,11/13/24-2:00AM , 434 Reads
The next meeting of a committee tasked with advising the Mississippi Division of Medicaid will be delayed further while the agency sorts out a possible discrepancy between state law and new federal regulations, despite the fact that the state is not required to comply with the new rules until July of next year.
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Medications are lined up on a shelf at Brandon Discount Drugs in Brandon, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Independent pharmacies are facing financial challenges due to reduced reimbursements from the companies that serve as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers and insurers. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Optum audit shows possible law violation, lower payments to independent pharmacies
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,11/07/24-11:58AM , 1188 Reads 5,476 Statewide
The findings of a recent audit of a major company that manages prescription benefits revealed it may have violated Mississippi law.
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