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Following a recent request from Governor Ron DeSantis, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new federal flexibility to allow hospitals to bill Medicare for a lower acuity hospital stay or establish a rate that may be used in these instances such as an inpatient rehabilitation facility rate. [Read more…] about CMS Grants Expanded Ability for Hospitals to Offer Long-term Care Services for COVID-19 Patients
To address the financial burden caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has issued Emergency Order AHCA 20-002 to temporarily suspend nursing home and Intermediate Care Facility assessment payments for March 2020. [Read more…] about Agency for Health Care Administration Provides Financial Relief by Temporarily Suspending Nursing Home and Intermediate Care Facility Assessment Payments
To provide greater workforce flexibility to Florida long-term care providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Secretary Mary Mayhew today announced the launch of a program to allow personal care attendants to temporarily perform additional duties. [Read more…] about Agency for Health Care Administration Offers Flexibilities to Assist with Long-Term Care Provider Staffing Shortages by Putting Floridians Back to Work
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) today published a data dashboard of current hospital bed availability to provide the public with greater visibility on hospital capacity and census. [Read more…] about Agency for Health Care Administration Launches Statewide Hospital Bed Capacity Dashboard
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) issued final orders to five providers for failure to meet licensure requirements during the month of June. [Read more…] about Agency Took Licensure Action Against Six Providers, 13 Additional Providers Suspended or Terminated from the Medicaid Program
Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew today released the following statement recognizing National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12): [Read more…] about Secretary Mayhew Recognizes National Nurses Week
Embarking on Governor DeSantis’ call-to-action to ensure people with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders are connected to accessible and appropriate community treatment, Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) Secretary Mary Mayhew announced that federal approval has been granted to allow the Agency to create a housing assistance pilot program as part of the Florida Medicaid program. [Read more…] about AHCA Expanding Mental Health Treatment Services
Statement from the Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Justin Senior:
“The Naples Daily News again paints a demonstratively false picture of the regulation of the long-term care facilities in Florida. Our Agency remains focused on health outcomes, and the goal of any licensure and regulatory structure is to set high standards, and to drive the regulated facilities toward higher and higher quality. [Read more…] about Naples Daily News Omits Facts in Errant Reporting of Nursing Home Investigations
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) today announced that it will extend the moratorium on enrollment of new Behavior Analysis (BA) providers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, with the approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [Read more…] about AHCA Announces Extension of Moratorium on Enrollment of New Behavior Analysis Providers
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Florida Department of Health (DOH) today announced that 20 hospitals in Florida have achieved the federal Healthy People 2020 Maternal and Child Health goal of reducing Cesarean section (C-section) rates for first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies. [Read more…] about AHCA and DOH Recognize 20 Hospitals in Florida for Achieving the Healthy People 2020 C-section Rate Goal
