The top Democrat in the Florida Senate today called for the federal government to reject a proposed overhaul of the state’s Medicaid system, citing public outcry at recent meetings hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration (aka AHCA). # AHCA held the meetings this month as it prepares for the August deadline to submit its proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“„TALLAHASSEE – Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich (D-Weston) on Thursday called on the federal agency that oversees Medicaid to reject a proposal by the Florida Legislature to transfer hundreds of thousands of Florida’s sickest and poorest into managed care, a move Rich says will allow a select group of HMO’s to put the health of their business over the health of Medicaid patients.#