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FL S2512

FL S2512
Medicaid


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Introduced
03/26/2015
In Committee
Crossed Over
04/01/2015
Passed
Dead
05/01/2015

Introduced Session

2015 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Deleting provisions that authorized the agency to receive funds from certain state entities, local governments, and other political subdivisions for a specific purpose; altering the annual allocation cap for hospitals participating in the Statewide Medicaid Residency Program; creating the Graduate Medical Education Startup Bonus Program; providing parameters for the reconciliation of managed care plan payments in the long-term care managed care program, etc.

AI Summary

This bill makes several changes to Florida's Medicaid program and related health insurance affordability initiatives. It removes provisions allowing the agency to receive funds from state entities and local governments for specific purposes, adjusts the annual allocation cap for hospitals in the Statewide Medicaid Residency Program, and establishes a new Graduate Medical Education Startup Bonus Program. The bill also outlines parameters for reconciling payments within the long-term care managed care program and introduces the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program (FHIX), which aims to help Floridians purchase health benefits coverage and access health services through a marketplace, with principles of fair value, consumer choice, and simplicity. Additionally, it modifies definitions and eligibility criteria for rural hospitals and the medically needy program, repeals certain statutes, and makes changes to the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act to align with the new FHIX program and other initiatives.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Appropriations (Senate)

Last Action

Died in returning Messages (on 05/01/2015)

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