AHCA

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.

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.

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

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.

The Agency for Health Care Administration will hold a public meeting Dec. 17 on the proposed rule changes.

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.

Florida on Monday sent the federal government its plans for a program to import prescription medicines from Canada, aimed at lowering drug prices.