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One executive order opens a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.
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The budget proposal would increase funding for public schools and target environmental projects, including Everglades restoration, despite shortfalls from the coronavirus pandemic.
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FBI agents raided WellCare's Tampa headquarters in 2007 as part of the investigation. A statement issued by the White House said the prosecution has been “widely cited as a case study in overcriminalization.”
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Advocates say redaction fees make it difficult for Medicaid recipients to access records that could help them with benefits appeals.
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The pandemic was the dominant — but not the only — health policy story of 2020. In this Kaiser Health News podcast, panelists look at some of the year's biggest non-coronavirus stories.
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State economists say a $342 million current-year surplus will turn into a nearly $1.25 billion shortfall in the 2021-22 fiscal year, “primarily caused by the end of the supplementary federal funding.”
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The suit asks a judge to require the state to make available records that show how final Medicaid decisions are made and preclude AHCA from charging special fees on certain redactions.
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The Agency for Health Care Administration will hold a public meeting Dec. 17 on the proposed rule changes.
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Florida has seen a spike in Medicaid enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the agency responsible for enrolling and disenrolling people in the health-care program is swamped.
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A high-ranking Medicaid official conceded that the state is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the program.
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The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.
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Medicaid enrollment will balloon by more than 14 percent during the state’s current fiscal year, with economists predicting an average monthly enrollment…