Renzo DowneyJanuary 25, 2021
5min692
The Governor's previous prediction for 1 million vaccinated seniors hasn't proven true.
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Renzo DowneyJanuary 25, 2021
Staff ReportsJuly 21, 2020
6min415
"We don’t know what comes next if the state-funded testing ends in September."
Renzo DowneyMay 13, 20206min596
That plan could be weeks or months away.
Christine Jordan SextonApril 27, 2020
5min333
Testing “will need to be a priority.”
A.G. GancarskiApril 24, 2020
4min328
Hard times for senior care sector.
Terry RoenJuly 17, 2017
6min454
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson spoke Monday about the importance of using public-private partnerships to provide affordable housing for seniors. The neurosurgeon-turned-housing-secretary gave a 30-minute speech to senior housing and health care providers at the 54th Annual LeadingAge Florida Convention in Orlando. Carson, who took the job in […]
Staff ReportsJune 19, 2017
4min431
Changes to how the state’s nursing that accept Medicaid are paid are coming down the pike. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a wide-sweeping health care bill (SB 2514) last week that, among other things, moves the payment system to a cost-based system to a prospective payment system. The law delays the move from cost-based […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 15, 2017
5min327
The House Health Care Appropriation Subcommittee got the ball rolling on discussions about whether the state should change the way it pays nursing homes that accept Medicaid, with some members of the committee expressing concerns about parts of the plan. During the two-hour committee meeting Wednesday, the panel heard from Navigant officials about their proposed […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 15, 2017
8min499
Nursing homes that accept Medicaid could see changes in how they are paid in the coming fiscal year, but exactly what those changes will look like remain to be seen. The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to begin discussions about new payment plans Wednesday, when Agency for Health Care Administration officials give members […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 9, 20174min458
Industry advocates said a Senate proposal filed this week could change the way nursing homes that accept Medicaid are paid without severely impacting high-quality nursing homes. Sponsored by Sen. Aaron Bean, the bill (SB 712) transitions nursing homes that accept Medicaid payments to a prospective payment system. But LeadingAge Florida CEO Steve Bahmer said Bean’s […]