Agency for Health Care Administration

The state requires nursing facilities to report the number of residents and staff who have received at least one shot or no shot, but not those who have completed the recommended dosage.

Florida Medicaid officials assessed more than $1 million in damages against all 11 managed health care plans that have contracts with the state, as well as three managed dental care companies.

Tom Wallace, assistant deputy secretary of Medicaid finance and analytics, is the new director, replacing Beth Kidder, who leaves at the end of the month.

The new Florida law exempts 40 types of health care facilities, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician offices and ambulance providers.

The state Agency for Health Care Administration website shows that only 17 nursing homes and eight assisted living facilities have not fully complied with the requirements.

The dispute stems from a decision by the HHS “disallowing” Medicaid reimbursements from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2013, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in South Florida.

Six challenges have been filed alleging that health systems could get shut out of the market and quality of care could be harmed.

The House and Senate are considering identical bills that would make a variety of changes to Florida’s Medicaid laws.

Broward Health Medical Center is part of the North Broward Hospital District, which decided this week to hire Shane Strum, Gov. DeSantis’ chief of staff, as its CEO.

Two Florida officials said foreign hackers apparently infiltrated systems for the Agency for Health Care Administration and other agencies.