Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority.

SB 2881 would have created the Delta Regional Health Authority to serve Mississippi's rural Delta region, directly affecting community hospitals in that area. It would have allowed these hospitals to join the authority, replacing their current governance under community hospital laws with authority board oversight, while granting the authority special status as a "governmental entity" for legal and Medicaid purposes. Key provisions included protecting the authority from antitrust laws when collaborating with other hospitals, creating a supplemental Medicaid payment program, and treating the authority as a "nonstate governmental hospital" for Medicaid eligibility. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and was never enacted.