Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2923: Division of Medicaid; prohibit from collecting monies owed due to overpayments from a Greenwood hospital until after May 1, 2026.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM COLLECTING OR TAKING ANY STEPS TO COLLECT MONIES OWED DUE TO OVERPAYMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR FROM A HOSPITAL IN GREENWOOD UNTIL AFTER MAY 1, 2026, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ACCESS TO CRITICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WILL NOT BE ERODED OR ELIMINATED FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN REGIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to prohibit the division of medicaid from collecting or taking any steps to collect monies owed due to overpayments received during the 2024 fiscal year from a hospital in greenwood until after may 1, 2026, in order to ensure that access to critical health care services will not be eroded or eliminated for central and eastern regions of the mississippi delta; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM COLLECTING OR TAKING ANY STEPS TO COLLECT MONIES OWED DUE TO OVERPAYMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR FROM A HOSPITAL IN GREENWOOD UNTIL AFTER MAY 1, 2026, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ACCESS TO CRITICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WILL NOT BE ERODED OR ELIMINATED FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN REGIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. In order to ensure that access to critical health care services will not be eroded or eliminated for residents and nonresidents within the central and eastern regions of the Mississippi Delta, the Division of Medicaid shall not collect or take any steps to collect monies owed due to overpayments received during the 2024 fiscal year from a hospital in Greenwood until after May 1, 2026. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. *SS08/R1226* S. B. No. 2923 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/SS08/R1226 prohibit from PAGE 1 (baf\tb) collecting monies owed due to overpayments from a Greenwood hospital until after May 1, 2026.
Sponsors
- Bryan, Hob (D, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Medicaid
Subjects: Division of Medicaid
Common questions
- What is SB2923?
- SB2923 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Division of Medicaid; prohibit from collecting monies owed due to overpayments from a Greenwood hospital until after May 1, 2026.
- What does SB2923 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit the division of medicaid from collecting or taking any steps to collect monies owed due to overpayments received during the 2024 fiscal year from a hospital in greenwood until after may 1, 2026, in order to ensure that access to critical health care services will not be eroded or eliminated for central and eastern regions of the mississippi delta; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of SB2923?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2923?
- Bryan, Hob (D, 7).
- Where is the official record for SB2923?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2923.xml
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