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Rollout Posted for Frail Elderly to Enter HMOs
By Carol Gentry, Health News Florida The region that includes Orlando and Melbourne will be the first in the state to enroll its frail elderly patients who are on Medicaid into managed-care plans, the...
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Feds Approve Statewide Medicaid Managed Care
By James Call, The Florida Current The federal government has approved a long-term care waiver for the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program. Patients, mainly nursing home residents but some who...
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UPDATE: 3 Companies Win Big in Florida Medicaid
The Florida Current reported on Friday that the Agency for Health Care Administration reached agreements with two companies that filed protests for not being selected to participate in a long-term...
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AHCA & DOEA to Hold Webinar for LTC Potential Network Providers
The Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Elder Affairs will cohost a webinar at 2:00pm on February 27, 2013, to provide interested potential network providers, including home...
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Gov. Scott Announces Support for Medicaid Expansion
By Carol Gentry, Health News Florida Hospitals, consumer groups and Democrats celebrated Thursday as they recovered from shock over Gov. Rick Scott’s change of heart on Medicaid expansion. Tea Party...
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Plans to Expand Florida Medicaid Welcomed and Feared
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Almost overnight, Florida has gone from being an ardent opponent of the federal health care law to a laboratory for an ambitious experiment under the law. If state...
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AHCA: Home Care Providers and Their Role in Medicaid Managed Care
The Agency for Health Care Administration recently presented a webinar on Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) for long-term care (LTC) providers, including home health agencies. The webinar detailed...
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Contract Signing Ceremony Commemorates Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Roll-Out
Tallahassee, Fla.— The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) has been working diligently toward transforming Florida Medicaid since mid-2011 when the legislation that created the Statewide...
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Long-Term Care Medicaid Patients Start Enrolling
Phone counselors are now available to help long-term care Medicaid recipients choose their health plans. State officials say the call centers went live Monday. Long-term care Medicaid recipients can...
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Advocates Urge More Government Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care
By Jenni Bergal, Kaiser Health News When the federal government recently gave Florida the green light to vastly expand its experiment with privatizing Medicaid, patient advocates quickly raised an...
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Humana to Buy Key Player in Florida’s Medicaid Program
TALLAHASSEE — As the state prepares to move forward next month with shifting thousands of elderly Floridians into Medicaid managed-care plans, Humana Inc. is buying a major player in the program....
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Florida’s 1115 MMA Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Waiver Amendment
The Agency for Health Care Administration (the Agency) is seeking federal authority to amend Florida’s 1115 MMA Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Waiver (Project Number 11-W-002064) to allow certain...
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