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Nursing Homes Warn State Lawmakers that Approving Senate PPS Proposal will Cost Pinellas County Homes $13 Million; Threaten High-Quality Care

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WHO: Kip Corriveau, Director of Mission at Bon Secours St. Petersburg Health System
Peter Crosa, Bon Secours Board Member
Monsignor Robert C. Gibbons, St. Paul Catholic Church
Rob Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Menorah Manor
Kent L. McRae, President/CEO, Mease Manor
WHAT: Nursing Homes Warn State Lawmakers that Approving Senate PPS Proposal will Cost Pinellas County Homes more than $13 Million; Threaten High Quality Care
WHERE: Bon Secours Maria Manor
10300 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2017
10 a.m. EDT
WHY: Bon Secours Maria Manor, with other nursing homes from around Pinellas County, will gather to warn lawmakers against approving the Prospective Payment System (PPS) model that is currently included in the Florida Senate budget.
In Pinellas County, there are 69 nursing homes and 39 of them will lose money under the proposed PPS model, collectively costing those homes roughly $13 million, including:
· Bon Secours loses $1,738,412 or 8.97 percent;
· Bernard L Samson Nursing Center loses $999,155 or 9.87 percent; and,
· Mease Manor loses $218,751 or 7.31 percent;
These losses would negatively affect high-quality nursing homes, threatening the quality of care that is currently delivered by Pinellas County’s nursing homes and devastating many of the state’s four- and five-star providers. Under the plan 152 four- and five-star nursing homes will lose critical funding, while 97 one- and two-star facilities receive additional funding. In addition, this proposal would shift $44 million from direct resident care to property.

Governor Rick Scott to Host Media Availability in D.C.

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Governor Scott is meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan and members of Congress today and tomorrow in Washington, D.C. on healthcare. Tomorrow morning, March 9th, he will be available to media to discuss his trip to D.C.  
WHEN: 9:00 am
WHERE: Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda – 3rd floor
Washington, D.C.

Boynton Beach Health Care Enrollment Event – January 21, 2017

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Free, Unbiased, In-Person Enrollment Assistance

The Affordable Care Act is still available to consumers and the deadline for the end of open enrollment is coming soon! In partnership with the Palm Beach County Library System, the Enroll Palm Beach Coalition is hosting an enrollment event to ensure that the local community has access to free, in-person, and unbiased enrollment assistance during the fourth open enrollment period. Open enrollment began on November 1 and ends on January 31, 2017. At the event, there will be enrollment assistance available in English, Spanish, Creole, and Portuguese. Participants can learn about the 2017 health insurance Marketplace plans, prices, changes, as well as financial assistance that may be available.
WHO: Palm Beach County Library in Partnership with: Health Council of Southeast Florida, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Enroll America, UDocs Mitchell Wolfson Sr. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida Community Health Centers, Inc., Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, Foundcare, Genesis Community Health, and Consumer Health Information Service.
Note: For advance interviews, please call Leah Barber-Heinz at 850-294-6087.
WHAT: Health Care Open Enrollment Event including free, unbiased enrollment assistance
WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 10:00 a.m.. until 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Boynton Beach City Library
208 South Seacrest Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
(561) 742-6390
For more information on this event, please visit our website for details www.enrollpbandtc.org and to book an appointment with an enrollment assister, please call Call (888) 880-8242. To preview 2017 plans and prices, go to www.healthcare.gov.
People who would like to sign up for health coverage should bring the following: health insurance Marketplace account information (including password) or an email address, social security number, income information, identification, naturalization, or immigration documentation.
About Get Covered America and Enroll America
Enroll America is the nation’s leading health care enrollment coalition. An independent nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, Enroll America works with more than 6,700 partners in all 50 states to create cutting-edge tools, analyze data, inform policy, and share best practices in service of its mission: maximizing the number of Americans who enroll in and retain health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
The Get Covered America campaign was created in 2013 to inform millions of eligible consumers about their new health insurance options, and has been tested, refined, and proven successful through three enrollment cycles. Get Covered America programs and tools are now being utilized by partners in enrollment efforts nationwide, supported by Enroll America staff working both nationally and on-the-ground in targeted communities across the country.