Merit Natchez will treat La. patients

Across the Mississippi River bridge from Natchez are the Louisiana towns of Vidalia, Ferriday and others where people with health care coverage through Louisiana's expansion of Medicaid. Those Louisianans, if they are in the right Medicaid health network, can obtain medical services in Mississippi at Merit Natchez hospital. Mississippians also can get health care at Merit, one of the largest health care providers in SW Mississippi. But Mississippians can't take advantage of Medicaid expansion to help pay medical bills because Mississippi does not have Medicaid expansion. Kay Ketchings, a spokesperson for the Natchez hospital, said Merit will also work with Louisianans who are not in the right network to provide them with medical care - as with all Mississippians without access to Medicaid expansion. Mississippi Today 11/30/22) Louisianans on Medicaid can get care at Natchez hospital (mississippitoday.org)