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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.

A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit arguing that Florida health officials should be barred from moving forward with new Medicaid managed care contracts until its fight for a contract is resolved.

The judge dismissed the state's lawsuit against two federal agencies and said the case should instead be an administrative challenge. Next stop is the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.

A new report posted by the state Agency for Health Care Administration gives an early picture of the number of abortions since a six-week restriction became law on May 1.

The new rule threatens the loss of insurance funds in an attempt to prevent discrimination based on sex, including gender identity. The judge wrote that state agencies faced "imminent injury" because of the rule.

The technology has generated notices with errors, sent Medicaid paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, according to state audits, court documents, and interviews.

The website will include educational materials on pregnancy and parenting, maternal health services, prenatal and postnatal services, programs for fathers, adoption services and more.

The total through May 1 was up from the 14,735 abortions recorded in 2024 before the Florida Supreme Court ruled April 1 that a privacy clause in the state constitution does not apply to abortion rights.

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case the week of Sept. 16 in Birmingham.