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Jim RosicaNovember 30, 2015

Former state Medicaid official Thomas H. Parker will join the Tallahassee-based Florida Health Care Association as its new as director of reimbursement, the group said Monday. Parker, a veteran state Medicaid administrator, replaces Tony Marshall, now president and CEO of the Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA) located in Stockbridge, about 20 miles south of Atlanta. The organization advocates for nursing […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015

Tony Marshall has left Florida’s nursing home advocacy group to become head of a similar organization in the Peach State. Marshall, who started on Monday, now is president and CEO of the Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA), according to a news release. The association is located in Stockbridge, about 20 miles south of Atlanta. He had been senior director of reimbursement at […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 20, 2015

The state on Friday approved certificate of needs for 34 providers to operate 2,613 nursing home beds, rehab centers and hospices in 25 different counties across the state. The beds are the first new nursing home beds the state has approved in 14 years since implementing a moratorium in 2001. The beds are being built […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

A Florida nursing home organization wants to see changes made to the statewide Medicaid managed care program. Tony Marshall, director of reimbursement for the Florida Health Care Association, said his group would like to modify the program so patients who use long term care services can have the same managed care plan for their traditional […]

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 30, 2014

The number of investors expected to compete for 3,115 new nursing home beds and hospice programs is expected to “significantly” increase in the next week. Investors will have until the close of business Nov. 5 to notify the state Agency for Health Care Administration in writing of their interest to compete for beds in more […]

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 23, 2014

After a moratorium that lasted more than a decade, it appears that there is a rush in Florida to open new nursing homes. State health care regulators this week received 137 letters from companies that are vying to operate new nursing homes that offer 3,115 beds for patients beginning in 2017 as well as a […]

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A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.

Florida Health Care Association hires new reimbursements head

Tony Marshall tapped as CEO of Ga. nursing home group

And the winners are? Agency OKs 2,613 new nursing home, hospice, rehab beds

Nursing home industry wants to see changes in statewide Medicaid managed care program

More investors expected to compete for new nursing home beds and hospice programs

End of nursing home moratorium sparks big interest, money and possible legal challenges