The decision centers around the Statewide Medicaid Hospital Directed Payment Program (DPP), which allows counties like ...

A federal appeals court Tuesday sided with a Southwest Florida health-care provider in a years-long dispute with the state about payments for treating patients in the Medicaid program. A three ...

TALLAHASSEE — The DeSantis administration wants to do for Florida Medicaid recipients what it’s been trying to do for people on food stamps and welfare — use Hope Florida’s network of ...

News Channel 8 On Your Side followed up, asking Florida Democrats what their response is to Republicans who argue against expanding Medicaid, citing cost concerns and strains to the state budget.

Medicaid is the primary payer for nursing home care in Florida — and the only way that two-thirds of nursing home residents can afford help with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing.

Between March 2023 and October 2024, Florida saw a sharp drop in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment, going from 5.1 million to 3.8 million participants. According ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Hundreds of Florida’s most vulnerable children are stuck in the middle of a long-running financial dispute between doctors and the state’s largest Medicaid operator.

We are a few months into the Rainy Season where Florida sees about 70% of its annual rainfall. The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News Sea-breeze showers and storms are common here across ...

Between March 2020 and November 2022, Florida’s Medicaid program increased from 3.8 million enrollees to 5.5 million, according to the judge’s order establishing the lawsuit’s classes.

Medicaid is a government program that offers healthcare coverage to low-income individuals and families in the United States. In Florida, specific documentation requirements must b ...

Florida's Medicaid contracts total six years, starting in October. The trio's stocks were up at the time of publication Monday, particularly shares in Centene, which increased by 3.5%.

As of last year, Florida’s spending on managed care Medicaid accounted for almost $18.6 billion of its $28.1 billion Medicaid budget, according to health policy research firm KFF. Going into the ...