Agency for Health Care Administration

The Leon County judge rejected an injunction request by the sponsor of the ballot measure and wrote it is not for the courts to intervene and "decide what the people will be permitted to consider."

A steep enrollment drop that started in spring 2023 appears to have ended. Newly posted numbers from the state show 4.372 million people were enrolled in August, up from 4.363 million in July.

Plaintiffs' attorneys say the state is interfering in the Amendment 4 vote. The state's lawyers contend public agencies are required to opine on policy. The judge says he will “do his best” to make a ruling soon.

The suit centers on part of Florida’s Medicaid system that contracts with managed care plans to provide what are known as home- and community-based services for people who need long-term care.

The committee pushing for Amendment 4 claims a website and ads created by the state Agency for Health Care Administration are carrying "misinformation." The agency says it is providing facts for Floridians.

The political committee leading efforts to pass Amendment 4 seeks a temporary injunction to prevent the state Agency for Health Care Administration from disseminating what it calls "misinformation."

The settlement had been in the works for more than a year, including AHCA going through a rule-making process to provide “medically necessary” incontinence supplies to adults, according to court documents.

All three plans filed the challenges after getting shut out of receiving contracts to manage care for Medicaid beneficiaries.

July Medical Services won its challenge of a decision by the Agency for Health Care Administration, which had denied the license because of what officials alleged were problems at a clinic in Louisiana.

The health plans AmeriHealth Caritas Florida and Sentara Care Alliance are challenging decisions by AHCA to deny them contracts to manage care for Medicaid beneficiaries.