Florida officials on Tuesday announced the names of the nine health plans the state wants to ink contracts with to provide health care to nearly four million poor, elderly and disabled residents ...

As lawmakers consider proposals to limit opioid prescriptions, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is taking steps to do the same in the Florida Medicaid program. The Agency for Health Care ...

More than 34,500 people with developmental disabilities — such as mental disabilities, cerebral palsy, autism and Down syndrome — rely on the program, with 21,900 others on the waiting list.

This is the second such procurement since the Florida Legislature passed a law in 2011 mandating that most Medicaid patients enroll in managed-care plans. A top Medicaid official has said that the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to allow use of Medicaid funding to buy human breast milk is now law. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1770, introduced by Sen ...

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The cost of Medicaid in Florida, which is funded jointly by the state and federal government, has risen by nearly $3 billion during the pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week when he announced ...

Though Florida is spending a significant amount of money on its Medicaid program, the state is 49th in the U.S. regarding per-capita spending on services for people with disabilities.

Nearly 60,000 poor, disabled and elderly residents are on a waiting list for placement in Florida's Medicaid managed long-term care program. But the number of people on the list will be ...