News Service of Florida
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The measure would require the Medicaid program to pay Medicare deductibles and cost sharing for non-emergency transportation services. -
The bill would broaden the “scope of practice” for physician assistants, authorize them to prescribe 14-day supplies of psychiatric controlled substances for minors and bill insurers for services.
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More than 500,000 people nationally have signed up for Obamacare through March 31 since the special enrollment period began. Of those, more than 146,000 were in Florida.
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The House and Senate are considering identical bills that would make a variety of changes to Florida’s Medicaid laws.
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The report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 45 percent of inmates would refuse COVID-19 vaccinations.
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An amendment removed a provision that would have allowed state insurance regulators to audit pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies and HMOs.
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The increased funds would go toward building a new campus.
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A bill says a requirement for written consent applies only to female patients and that pelvic exams include examinations of the internal reproductive system.
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If the bankruptcy plan is approved, Florida could get up to $280 million to $400 million over a 10-year period.
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The Senate originally had separate bills for health care workers and businesses, but Sen. Jeff Brandes combined them last week.
