Medicaid

Shevaun Harris was the agency's lead negotiator on a statewide contracting process for Medicaid managed-care plans. She fills in for Mary Mayhew, who left the post Oct. 2.

The Working People with Disabilities Program, passed by lawmakers in spring 2019, still isn’t operational, according to those who have tried to use it.

Medicaid enrollment will balloon by more than 14 percent during the state’s current fiscal year, with economists predicting an average monthly enrollment…

Congress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled…

Unprecedented job loss due to the coronavirus means that more people across the country have enrolled in the nation's largest health care insurance safety…

Florida’s economic collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause ballooning Medicaid enrollment that might blow a $1 billion hole in the...

Eleven states are allowing people without health insurance to sign up for Obamacare in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But that may not be a reality in…

The federal government has approved Florida’s request to waive some long-standing Medicaid rules and regulations as the state prepares to treat poor,…

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a steadfast supporter of President Donald Trump, is raising concerns about a proposed federal rule that would...

Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva and his allies have loudly contended during the past two years that there’s too much government interference in health...

A bill that would exempt applied behavior analysis clinics from needing an expensive state license is headed to the Florida House floor for a vote in the…

A Trump administration proposal that would allow states to apply for Medicaid block grants likely won’t have much of an impact on Florida’s program,…