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AHCA Prioritizes Patient-Centered Health Care System Promoting Accountability and Safety

Posted on December 23, 2020

Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) has continued to spearhead bold initiatives and build off of the foundation laid for a patient-centered health care system in Florida. [Read more…] about AHCA Prioritizes Patient-Centered Health Care System Promoting Accountability and Safety

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Florida’s Medicaid Program Reaches Highest Quality Ratings Ever

Posted on December 3, 2020

Florida is a national leader in Medicaid quality

The Agency for Health Care Administration today announced that the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) 2019 quality scores continue to show improvement, with Florida’s Medicaid health plans performing as well as or better than the national average on 67 percent of quality measures. [Read more…] about Florida’s Medicaid Program Reaches Highest Quality Ratings Ever

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Task Force on the Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities Releases Visitation Recommendations

Posted on September 1, 2020

At the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, the Task Force on the Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities prepared and released their final recommendations to safely allow visitation in long-term care facilities in Florida. [Read more…] about Task Force on the Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities Releases Visitation Recommendations

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CMS Grants Expanded Ability for Hospitals to Offer Long-term Care Services for COVID-19 Patients

Posted on May 11, 2020

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

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Agency for Health Care Administration Provides Financial Relief by Temporarily Suspending Nursing Home and Intermediate Care Facility Assessment Payments

Posted on April 14, 2020

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

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Agency for Health Care Administration Offers Flexibilities to Assist with Long-Term Care Provider Staffing Shortages by Putting Floridians Back to Work

Posted on April 2, 2020

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

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Agency for Health Care Administration Launches Statewide Hospital Bed Capacity Dashboard

Posted on April 2, 2020

Dashboard reports updated data on bed availability by county and hospital

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

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Agency Took Licensure Action Against Six Providers, 13 Additional Providers Suspended or Terminated from the Medicaid Program

Posted on August 8, 2019

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

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Secretary Mayhew Recognizes National Nurses Week

Posted on May 9, 2019

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

Posted on April 4, 2019

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

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