Medicaid

Shopping for insurance that covers regular doctors and prescriptions can be daunting. But experts see several steps to make it easier.

Designed to prevent doctors from deploying expensive, ineffectual procedures, preauthorization has morphed into a monster that denies or delays care, burdens physicians with paperwork and perpetuates racial disparities.

The proposal would create a pilot program in Miami-Dade that would provide “comprehensive services” to Medicaid beneficiaries with developmental disabilities.

More than 6 million children could lose coverage as the COVID emergency ends, according to a report from Georgetown's Center for Children and Families. In an interview, the center's executive director talks about why Florida kids are especially at risk.

The end of the federal public health emergency’s continuous enrollment provision means changes are ahead. State officials stand divided about the implications for Florida and its people.

President Biden tells a crowd at the University of Tampa that he will create a “nightmare” for anyone who threatens to cut those programs.

The judge initially rejected a request to have a South Carolina psychiatrist perform the evaluations but gave the state another chance to show how findings from exams would affect “the controlling substantive issue of whether treatments at issue are experimental.”

States are trying to reach millions of Medicaid enrollees to make sure those still eligible remain covered and help others find new health insurance. Experts especially worry about what will become of Florida enrollees.

The Agency for Health Care Administration, which largely oversees the Medicaid program, issued a contract for legal services and costs, including fees for "expert witnesses."

States were not allowed to kick people off Medicaid during the pandemic even if they no longer qualified. As of April 1, they can. Health policy experts fear some people who remain eligible could still lose coverage during the process.

Jason Weida was appointed to run the Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees the state's Medicaid program. He fills in for Simone Marstiller, who recently stepped down.

The emergency declaration has been repeatedly extended, "artificially growing our population covered under Medicaid," according to letter sent to President Biden.