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Mississippi Division of Medicaid

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is a state and federal program created by the Social Security Amendments of 1965 (PL 89-97), authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide health coverage for eligible, low income populations. All 50 states, five territories of the United States and District of Columbia participate in this voluntary matching program. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid responsibly provides access to quality health coverage for vulnerable Mississippians.

Mississippi Medicaid

Mississippi Medicaid Helpful Links

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) has implemented a managed care program called Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN). MississippiCAN is designed to get a better return on Mississippi’s health care investment by improving the health and well-being of Medicaid beneficiaries. MississippiCAN is a statewide coordinated care program designed to meet the following goals:

• improve beneficiary access to needed medical services,
• improve quality of care, and
• improve program efficiencies as well as cost predictability.

Mississippi Medicaid Managed Care