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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 4, 2022

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill (SB 1950) that makes administrative changes to the state’s Medicaid managed care program in advance of bidding out new contracts for the health care safety net program for the state’s poor, elderly and disabled. Senate leaders told Florida Politics the Chamber is not willing to negotiate with […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 24, 2022

Lawmakers also advanced a measure altering step therapy rules.

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 19, 2022

Chair Manny Diaz told members the pace would pick up in the coming weeks.

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021

A 2020 law requires air ambulance providers to accept 'reasonable reimbursement' for services.

Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 12, 2021

South Florida leads the state in Medicaid enrollment.

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 31, 2020

“I hate to use this word, but it’s rape. It’s financial exploitation. That’s what it is.”

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 30, 2018

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The largest nonprofit AIDS health care provider in the nation is at risk of being blocked out of South Florida’s Medicaid market. AIDS Healthcare Foundation attorneys filed a written protest and requested a hearing after its managed-care division was not among the health plans selected to negotiate with state Medicaid officials to continue providing care […]

Jim RosicaOctober 19, 2016

A Medicaid managed-care case manager is suing her employer, a state of Florida contractor, for unpaid overtime — one of many similar suits filed around the country against the company’s corporate parent. Shanna Veit filed her proposed collective- and class-action suit in Leon County Circuit Civil court against Sunshine State Health Plan, seeking an unspecified amount of […]

Associated PressAugust 27, 2015

Florida health officials said Wednesday they would give insurers a 7.7 percent rate increase in the fledgling Medicaid managed care program, in what has been a contentious battle among Gov. Rick Scott, the insurers and hospitals. The Republican governor lobbied hard to get federal approval for the statewide managed care program, which launched last year. […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 30, 2015

Three Medicaid field offices are closing June 30. The Agency for Health Care Administration is closing regional offices in Panama City, Alachua and West Palm. Combined, they have been processing fee for service claims, among other things, for 37 counties across the state. Medicaid providers who normally send fee for service claims to those field […]

Tag: managed-care

Senate: Medicaid managed care bill not up for negotiations

Bills that expand telehealth, change Medicaid managed care reporting requirements clear House panel

Senate Health Policy Committee passes three bills, defers action on three others

Federal judge tosses challenge to air ambulance ‘balance billing’ law

Florida Medicaid enrollment inches closer to 5 million

Pharmacists say they take hit in Medicaid

AIDS foundation fights getting shut out of Medicaid

Case managers sue Sunshine Health for unpaid overtime

Florida gives Medicaid insurers 7.7 percent rate increase

Health care agency closes three Medicaid offices