TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Health Link Managed Care Conference gave a group of insurance providers, employers and a variety of others who deal with health insurance the latest information that's out there.
One of the new components of the Obama health care law is that young people can stay on their parents insurance longer.
That's one reason the director of MSU's Student Health Center attended.
Robert Cadenhead said, "We have a student health insurance plan that a good number of our students utilize. There were some changes that came into play which brought preventative medicines into the student health plan and raised limits on our pharmacy benefits."
One insurance provider tells us many of the questions customers have lately concern the new health care law and what it means for them.
It's a challenge, he says, even for those in the industry.
Jimmy Galloway with Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance said, "A lot of questions and of course not all the law has been implemented. It's yet to be seen how it's going to be implemented. We're trying to stay ahead of the curve."
A lot of those at the conference are keeping an eye on how the November elections turn out.
Right now, Mississippi is developing its own health insurance exchange program.
Wally Davis with North Mississippi Health Services said, "The insurance commissioners office is heading up the development and the construction, if you will, of the exchange. The latest updates we get from their office indicate they are watching the outcome of the November elections to see what next steps will be taking place."
Officials say health care is a complex issue that, especially right now, remains fluid in a lot of areas.
