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The contracts will involve tens of billions of dollars in the coming years, with about 3.45 million people receiving health care through the managed-care system as of February
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Florida's new dashboard has information on undocumented people using Florida's Medicaid-receiving hospitals, but policy experts point to inconsistencies in the dashboard's reporting.
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The dispute stems from a program that is designed to help pull down more federal money to go to hospitals.
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The state Agency for Health Care Administration website reports that 4.79 million people were enrolled in January, down from 4.86 million in December.
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The Biden administration is requiring states give CHIP beneficiaries 12 months of continuous coverage, even if families don't pay monthly premiums. State lawyers say premiums are needed for expansion of coverage signed into law last year.
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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration says A Hialeah Women Center did not comply with a law requiring information to be provided to patients at least 24 hours before procedures.
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The decision does not end the case, as the revised lawsuit with additional plaintiffs will continue. But it will push back consideration of an injunction and class certification.
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Florida Hospital Association president Mary Mayhew tells "The Florida Roundup" that she hopes people can start benefitting from the program within the year.
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AHCA Secretary Jason Weida told a state House panel he is “cautiously optimistic” the FDA will approve the plan, which the state has been pursuing since 2019.
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More than 670,000 people in Florida were dropped from the program after the end of a federal public health emergency.