FL hates health law, but plans for it in $700K study
A state-sponsored $700,000 study for a new Medicaid IT platform, which has extremely tight timelines and rules, will include the federal health exchange -- just in case.
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- FL hates health law, but plans for it in $700K study
- FL passed up $200M for uninsured kids
- FL community health centers to get $21M
- Suit reveals clinic’s financial incentives
- Lost records sink case
- Case involving death of autistic boy may end quietly
- WellCare out from under cloud, could double earnings quickly, analysts say
- Doctors fight over control of HMO
- Judge orders FL Medicaid to cover autism therapy
- Senate passes Dept. of Health overhaul
- Anonymous warnings sent to Medicaid elderly
- Surgeon Gen. Farmer resigns, cites wife’s illness
- Bill bans kickbacks in urine-testing
- Last obstacle cleared in WellCare fraud settlement
- State workers’ drug-testing bill gets 2nd wind
Original Stories From Health News Florida
FL passed up $200M for uninsured kids
Over the past two years, Florida qualified for as much as $200 million for efforts to find and enroll uninsured children. But the state didn't apply.
read moreFL community health centers to get $21M
Florida's community health centers, which offer medical homes for uninsured low-income patients, will receive a share of federal grants under the Affordable Care Act -- the law that state officials are trying to get thrown out.
read moreSuit reveals clinic’s financial incentives
A Clearwater doctor has filed a “whistleblower” suit against the medical practice that employed him, saying he was fired for complaining about how patients were treated. His contract included financial incentives, such as a percent of the profits on ultrasound tests he ordered.
read moreLost records sink case
Florida Board of Medicine members said Friday they wanted to impose serious restrictions on Miami psychiatrist Steven Leslie Kaplan, but said they cannot for legal reasons. (Updated)
read moreCase involving death of autistic boy may end quietly
A Miami psychiatrist accused of overmedicating a 12-year-old boy who died may walk away from the long, strange case on Friday without any major penalty.
read moreWellCare out from under cloud, could double earnings quickly, analysts say
After five years in Medicaid fraud purgatory, WellCare has emerged with a clear field ahead. Analysts say the Tampa company could more than double its revenues over the next couple of years.
read moreDoctors fight over control of HMO
Two doctors who are among Florida’s most aggressive fund-raisers for the Republican Party have had a nasty falling-out over control of an HMO.
read moreJudge orders FL Medicaid to cover autism therapy
In a case that could jolt Medicaid programs across the country, a federal judge in Miami has ordered Florida officials to cover behavioral therapy for autistic children.
read moreSenate passes Dept. of Health overhaul
A massive bill reorganizing the Department of Health, sending some of its functions to other agencies and de-emphasizing prevention of chronic disease, passed the Senate today.
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