Magnolia Health Plan, Inc. and Cenpatico Behavioral Health, LLC v. Mississippi's Community Mental Health Commissions, Region One Mental Health, North MS Commission on MI/MR d/b/a Communicare, Northeast Mental Health - Mental Retardation Commission, Region III d/b/a Lifecore Health Group, Region IV Mental Health Services d/b/a Timberhills, Region 6 Community Mental Health Commission d/b/a Life Help, Region VII Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities Commission d/b/a Community Counseling Services, Region 8 Mental Health Services, Hinds Behavioral Health Services, Region 10 State of MS d/b/a Weems Community Mental Health Center, Southwest Mississippi Mental Health and Retardation Commission-Region 11 d/b/a Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex, Region XII Commission on Mental Health and Retardation d/b/a Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources, Gulf Coast Mental Health Center, Singing River Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services, Region XIV and Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health, Inc., 334 So.3d 42

Magnolia Health Plan (an MCO) contracted with Mississippi to provide Medicaid services and had provider agreements with 14 regional Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) to pay capitated/fee rates for Medicaid beneficiaries.
In 2018–2019 Mississippi amended Miss. Code § 43-13-117(B); Magnolia, relying on guidance from the Division of Medicaid, applied a 5% across-the-board rate reduction and sought recoupments from the CMHCs beginning January 1, 2019.
The CMHCs protested, argued the cut and recoupments violated their provider agreements and state law, and asserted arbitration clauses were unenforceable against public entities; informal dispute-resolution efforts did not stop Magnolia’s actions.
The CMHCs sued for injunctive relief and monetary (including punitive) damages; they moved for a preliminary injunction to stop the 5% cut and recoupments; Magnolia moved to compel arbitration and to stay proceedings.
The circuit court denied Magnolia’s motion to compel arbitration, granted a preliminary injunction, and later (on Magnolia’s motion) converted it to a permanent injunction; Magnolia appealed both orders.
On appeal Magnolia abandoned the arbitration argument; the Mississippi Supreme Court held it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal of the permanent-injunction order because the case still included outstanding claims for monetary damages, making the injunction order interlocutory.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether trial court erred by denying Magnolia's motion to compel arbitration	CMHCs' contracts required mediation/arbitration; Magnolia sought enforcement	CMHCs argued arbitration unenforceable as to public entities and unconscionable	Magnolia abandoned this issue on appeal; Court declined to address it
Whether trial court erred by granting permanent injunction barring the 5% cut and recoupments	Injunction required because Magnolia breached contracts and violated state law by cutting payments and recouping	Magnolia defended its right to apply the statutory 5% reduction and recoup recoupments based on DOM guidance and contract terms	Supreme Court did not reach merits — dismissed appeal for lack of jurisdiction because damages claims remained
Whether Magnolia waived right to appeal by moving to convert preliminary injunction to permanent	CMHCs argued conversion/motion effected waiver of appeal	Magnolia argued conversion was proper and did not waive appellate rights	Court found it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal of the permanent injunction (interlocutory) and dismissed the appeal

Tupelo Auto Sales Ltd. v. Scott, 844 So. 2d 1167 (Miss. 2003) (denial of motion to compel arbitration is a final appealable order)
Anderson v. LaVere, 136 So. 3d 404 (Miss. 2014) (abandonment of issues at oral argument results in the court declining to address them)
M.W.F. v. D.D.F., 926 So. 2d 897 (Miss. 2006) (courts must examine jurisdiction sua sponte)
Williams v. Delta Regional Medical Center, 740 So. 2d 284 (Miss. 1999) (interlocutory orders and final-judgment principles)
Rogers v. Estate of Pavlou, 308 So. 3d 1284 (Miss. 2021) (order is interlocutory when it does not adjudicate all claims or liabilities)
Carr v. Mississippi Lottery Corp., 314 So. 3d 108 (Miss. 2021) (recent precedent on lack of jurisdiction over interlocutory appeals)