Agency for Health Care Adminstration

This is the first time AHCA is focusing coronavirus vaccination efforts on the medically vulnerable, having first prioritized inoculations for health care workers and seniors older than 65.

Advocates say redaction fees make it difficult for Medicaid recipients to access records that could help them with benefits appeals.

The suit asks a judge to require the state to make available records that show how final Medicaid decisions are made and preclude AHCA from charging special fees on certain redactions.

Florida has seen a spike in enrollment since the pandemic began, and the agency responsible for enrolling and disenrolling people is swamped.

A high-ranking Medicaid official conceded that the state is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the program.

With its choice of a new leader, the Florida Hospital Association has signaled that seeking legislative approval to expand Medicaid won’t be among its top priorities.

A revised projection of enrollment for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which will start July 1, includes about 220,000 more people than economists projected.

The increase in hospitalizations comes as the number of cases in the state continue to climb, despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for a return to normalcy.

The House Health & Human Services Committee on Thursday approved HB 27, which would take away $200 million in children’s dental services from the Medicaid…