MASI ANNOUNCES EXPANDED FOCUS-

WORKERS' COMP AND SELF-INSURED HEALTHCARE!

The Obama Healthcare Reform, passed last year by Congress and currently being implemented nationally, has brought many challenges to the self-insured community. As a result, many large employers, who traditionally have looked to MASI for help in workers’ comp, are now struggling to understand the changes now taking place in health insurance. The possible implications of all of this are enormous. Large employers could be greatly impacted by the mandatory changes in healthcare – and costs could escalate considerably.

In response to this pressing need, MASI has expanded its focus. In addition to representing its members in self-insured workers' comp issues, we will now be serving as an advocate for self-insured health as well! MASI has already been working in this direction - a special day focusing on Health Reform was added to the 2010 Fall Conference. And MASI included Healthcare Legislation in its lobbying activities with the Mississippi Legislature this year, even sending updates on Healthcare bills to its members on a routine basis.

To further demonstrate its expanded focus, MASI's First Annual Spring Health Symposium was held on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Mississippi Hospital Association. It offered six hours of continuing education credits and full of good information all health professionals should know! Since then, MASI has held a several luncheons, included Continuing Health Education at the 2011 Fall Conference, co-sponsored the 2011 MC Health Reform Summit, and MASI will be holding Quarterly Healthcare Luncheons at River Hills throughout the coming year.

MASI is pleased to announce the historic beginning of a new certification program in Mississippi: the CSIWCP- Certified Self-Insured Workers' Comp Professional - a professional designation intended to promote excellence in Mississippi's self-insured Workers' Compensation community.

This program will consist of Four Modules: Work Comp Basics, Claims Management and Medical, Legal Principles, and Loss Prevention and Safety. The modules will be spread out over time, and completion of all modules and ongoing continuing education will be required to earn and keep the CSIWCP designation.

MODULE III will be offered on Tuesday, May 15 at the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, located on North President Street in Jackson.

 

2011 Winter Seminar Rated Superior by Record Crowd - Click Here for Details.

 

2010 Fall Conference was a Great Success!!
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MASI held its 2010 Fall Conference at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Birmingham, Wednesday, September 29 - Friday, October 1.

Special Healthcare Symposium was held on Friday!

Click Here For List of Attendees, Links to Program Presentations, Conference Schedule and other information!

We're Here to Represent YOU!

The Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers, MASI, is committed to representing the interests of the self-insured workers' comp and health community by promoting knowledge and providing advocacy in legislative and regulatory arenas. MASI members include group self-insurers and individual self-insured employers.

MASI is strongly supported by many professional organizations that serve self-insurers, such as third party administrators, healthcare providers, attorneys, accountants, banks, rehabilitation counselors and specialists in related services. MASI is overseen by a Board of Directors with a representative from self-insured groups and corporations.