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Live Healthy bills, hundreds of millions in Medicaid rate increases

WEBThe Legislature is sending to Gov. Ron DeSantis a sweeping health care bill that directs $717 million to help boost the numbers of doctors and nurses in the state …

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WEBSenate President Kathleen Passidomo’s Live Healthy initiative aims to bolster Florida’s health care workforce and infrastructure and directs hundreds of millions to …

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Gov. DeSantis signs Kathleen Passidomo’s signature ‘Live Healthy’ …

WEBGov. Ron DeSantis has signed a health care overhaul orchestrated by Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who called it the pinnacle of her legislative …

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State announces intent to ink multi-billion dollar contracts with …

WEBThe Medicaid contracts are for six years and worth tens of billions of dollars to winning health plans The Agency for Health Care Administration on Friday …

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Kathleen Passidomo announces inaugural workshop on Live …

WEBSenate President Kathleen Passidomo has made eliminating barriers to health care access a top priority for the 2024 Session. To that end, the Naples …

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The mother of all contracts: A seismic shift in Medicaid program …

WEBBut in 2020, when managed care plans collected $16.4 billion in Medicaid premiums, the contracted plans in total returned nearly $275 million to the state, …

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Gov. DeSantis signs bill to increase minority health care access

WEBGov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday to improve inequities in the state’s health care system. The Governor approved a bill lawmakers hope will make the …

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State awards seven-year, $140M Medicaid IT contract

WEBFlorida is going with Automated Health Systems (AHS) to handle a multiyear, $140 million IT contract involving the state’s massive Medicaid program. The Agency for …

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More than 22K children dropped from Florida KidCare in 2024 as …

WEBFlorida is the only state challenging the new federal health insurance protections for children In a move that some have called “egregious,” Florida since …

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Tampa General moves to foster growth of Tampa’s medical, …

WEBIn a recent study, the Washington Economics Group reported that the Tampa Medical and Research District (TMD) will generate $8.3 billion in annual economic …

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Florida Association of Community Health Centers urges lawmakers …

WEBIn the leadup to the 2024 Legislative Session, FACHC shared data with lawmakers showing that the prospective payment rate for Florida FQHCs falls short of covering actual patient …

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Staff, faculty at 28 state colleges qualify for state employee health

WEBFaculty and staff who work at one of Florida’s 28 state colleges could soon be allowed to enroll in the same health insurance program used by rank-and-file state …

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Molina Healthcare is Florida's top-ranked Medicaid HMO

WEBMolina Healthcare of Florida is the top-rated Medicaid HMO in the state, earning four stars on the National Committee on Quality Assurance’s “report cards” …

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11 companies are competing for billions in Florida Medicaid …

WEBThe state has announced the names of the 11 vendors that submitted responses to the state’s multiyear Medicaid managed care invitation to negotiate (ITN). …

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State pushes back Medicaid managed care contract announcement

WEBThe state does not anticipate multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care contracts to be awarded until March 25. The Agency for Health Care Administration …

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Independent hospital districts required to analyze the benefits of

WEBRep. Randy Fine, Chair of the powerful Health & Human Services Committee, filed legislation ( HB 1421) that requires the 26 independent hospital districts …

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Winning bid announced for Medicaid managed care …

WEBLawmakers gave the green light to test whether managed care is a viable delivery system for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities last year in SB …

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Tampa General introduces TGH North, world-class care in Citrus

WEBOn Friday, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) completed its acquisition of the Bravera Health network. The three hospitals, emergency room surgery centers and care …

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Report: Less than 1% of hospital admissions, emergency room …

WEBThe first official report after Florida’s sweeping immigration measures were put in place a year ago shows that less than 1% of all Florida hospital admissions and …

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