Christine Sexton

November 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

In an 80-page ruling, Judge John Newton said the Agency for Health Care Administration did not follow rules it included in an initial request for vendors in the Medicaid managed-care program.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

November 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Galvano said the laws need to be looked at because of two state Supreme Court rulings, including one that eliminated caps on fees charged by attorneys who represent injured workers.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

October 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott's statement is at odds with other Republican politicians and followed years of Scott fighting against heavy government involvement in providing health care.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

October 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Members of a statewide advisory panel were told last week that the Agency for Health Care Administration is “in the process of working with” insurance giant Florida Blue on getting claims data to use for the long-promised website that is supposed to help consumers compare health-care prices.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

September 24, 2018 | Daily Business Review

State officials said that more than 92,000 health care providers had registered to use an electronic database that tracks patients who are prescribed controlled substances.

By Christine Sexton

3 minute read

August 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A legal showdown over contracts in Florida's multibillion-dollar Medicaid program started Monday in an administrative court.The stakes are high…

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

August 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Tom Wallace, assistant deputy secretary for Medicaid finance and analytics at the Agency for Health Care Administration, told members of the Social Services Estimating Conference on Monday that Florida hasn't gotten necessary approval from the federal government to move ahead with the change.

By Christine Sexton

1 minute read

July 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A review of state Division of Administrative Hearings records shows that, for the most part, judges have agreed to consolidate challenges by the types of patients that managed-care plans would serve.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

1 minute read

June 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The state auditor general found that between March 2016 and January 2017, the Florida Department of Health failed to timely cancel so-called state purchasing cards for 119 former employees who worked at the agency or at county health departments.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

1 minute read

June 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott avoided directly discussing the litigation, which, if successful, could dismantle changes to how insurance is bought and sold in the state, including eliminating protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

1 minute read