Tag: Agency for Health Care Administration
COVID-19: What’s happening around the state
Nursing Home Visitation Ban The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration was caught by surprise Tuesday to learn that a 30-day executive order…
Panhandle leads state in preventable ER visits
The latest Quarterly Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Report from the Agency for Health Care Administration showed Region 1, which covers the panhandle from Panama City…
Future medicaid funding for Sacred Heart and other safety net hospitals uncertain
While Gov. Rick Scott’s administration has reached agreement with the federal government on as much as $1.5 billion for the Low Income Pool program, the…
Lawmakers get ‘bad news’ about Medicaid payment error
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A top Florida health official briefed lawmakers Wednesday about a Medicaid payment error that is expected to…
Scott vs. Hospitals renews on Thursday
A commission formed by Gov. Rick Scott to delve into health-care funding issues will meet Thursday in Miami and hear a presentation from Jackson Health…
Baptist, Sacred Heart and Santa Rosa Medical will lose nearly $2.5 million under Scott LIP replacement plan
Governor Rick Scott is still going after hospitals. Of Pensacola’s three hospitals, West Florida Hospital is the only one that will benefit from his proposed…
Scott begins hospital witch hunt May 20
Gov. Rick Scott’s newly created panel on health-care funding is scheduled to spend 90 minutes next week receiving overviews of issues such as hospital financial…
Gaetz and others question the handling of LIP by Scott administration
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Senators raised questions Wednesday about how Gov. Rick Scott’s administration has handled negotiations with the federal government…
