Employee Health Service

Woke up feeling yucky? Call to get a same day sick appointment. We can test for:

• Flu
• Strep
• COVID-19
• Mono
• And so much more!

If you don't want to get out of bed or leave your office, ask our staff about a telehealth visit! 

Did you know that if you have the Mississippi State Employees Health Insurance plan that your annual wellness exams are covered at 100%? There are only good reasons to take advantage of this full health workup with our two excellent physicians.

Having a hard time getting in to see a dermatologist? Dr. Spears is available for dermatology consultations! Thanks to a partnership with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Dr. Spears can assess your skin concerns and utilize UMMC's Teledermatology program to get your issue looked at by a UMMC dermatologist! Results are sent back to Dr. Spears to discuss with you for your next steps.

Take advantage of the plethora of resources and knowledge Dr. Nicole Turner has on diabetes prevention and maintenance. Not sure where to start? Call and schedule an appointment with Dr. Turner today!

If you have lab orders from an outside provider but don't have the time to take off work, schedule a lab only visit and bring your order to us! We will happily draw your labs and process them. Your results will go to your Patient Portal, and we can send them to your provider of choice!

Need to get that annual flu or pneumonia vaccine? Have an upcoming trip that requires certain preventative vaccinations? Call and request a walk-in nurse visit!

Dr. Turner is here for all your women's health needs! We offer annual female exams, birth control consultations and refills, Nexplanon implantation, and IUD insertion services.

When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, like a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible. You may have additional costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” means providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan to provide services. Out-of-network providers may be allowed to bill you for the difference between what your plan pays and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your plan’s deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider. Surprise medical bills could cost thousands of dollars depending on the procedure or service.

Emergency services

If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most they can bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.

Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center

When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.

If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you, unless you give written consent and give up your protections.

You’re never required to give up your protections from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get out-of-network care. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

You’re only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductible that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay any additional costs to out-of-network providers and facilities directly.

Generally, your health plan must:

• Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (also known as “prior authorization”).
• Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.
• Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.
• Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

If you think you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact Mississippi Insurance Department, (601) 359-3569 or compliance@mid.ms.gov.

Visit the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more information about your rights under federal law.