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
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AHCA Expanding Mental Health Treatment Services
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
Naples Daily News Omits Facts in Errant Reporting of Nursing Home Investigations
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
AHCA Announces Extension of Moratorium on Enrollment of New Behavior Analysis Providers
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
AHCA and DOH Recognize 20 Hospitals in Florida for Achieving the Healthy People 2020 C-section Rate Goal
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
Consumer Satisfaction Remains High in the Florida Medicaid Program
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) today highlighted high enrollee satisfaction with Florida Medicaid, as shown by the 2018 Adult and Child Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey results for the Managed Medical Assistance program, part of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program. [Read more…] about Consumer Satisfaction Remains High in the Florida Medicaid Program
Florida’s Medicaid Program Reaches Highest Quality Ever
Florida a national leader in Medicaid quality
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) today announced that the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) 2017 quality scores are the highest in the Florida Medicaid program’s history. This is the third full year of the nationally recognized Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality scores for the SMMC program, and the third year in a row of continued improvement. [Read more…] about Florida’s Medicaid Program Reaches Highest Quality Ever
May and June Monthly Actions: Agency Took Licensure Action against 14 Providers, 20 Additional Providers Suspended or Terminated from the Medicaid Program
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) issued final orders to 14 providers for failure to meet licensure requirements during the months of May and June. [Read more…] about May and June Monthly Actions: Agency Took Licensure Action against 14 Providers, 20 Additional Providers Suspended or Terminated from the Medicaid Program
Agency for Health Care Administration Announces Sanctions Against BA Providers
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) released the following updates on Behavioral Analysis (BA) services.
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Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Calls on AHCA to Immediately Address Issue of Delays and Denials of Behavior Analysis Services
The Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA) today called on the state
Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to immediately address significant issues in how behavior analysis providers throughout Florida are approved and authorized to provide treatment for children. The association said many children with autism or other developmental disorders are being denied medically necessary behavior analysis services as a result of harmful delays, routinely lasting a month or longer, by a state contractor hired by AHCA.
