Health insurance exchange plan from Mississippi rejected

February 11, 2013April 30, 2013

Mike Chaney, Mississippi Health Insurance Commissioner

This makes the state the first to have its healthcare reform proposal rejected by the federal government. On Friday, Mississippi became the first among all of the states to have its health insurance exchange proposal rejected by the federal government. According to federal officials, this was due to the opposition that it experienced by the state’s governor. Republican Governor Phil Bryant’s opposition to Mississippi’s health insurance marketplace proposal is being blamed for its eventual rejection by the federal government. The state received a letter from the U.S. Department of Health…

Health insurance exchange authority in Mississippi granted to commissioner

January 18, 2013April 30, 2013

Attorney General has made Mike Chaney responsible for the establishment and management of the marketplace. In Mississippi, the Attorney General’s Office has announced that the authority to create and operate the health insurance exchange in the state should be granted to Mike Chaney, the insurance commissioner. This insurance news announcement was made by way of legal opinion the office released this week. Governor Phil Bryant – like many other Republican state governors – are opposed to the healthcare reforms that have been implemented by the Obama administration. They have explained…