Healthcare Dive
By: Tony Abraham
Florida’s large managed care population garnered intense interest from payers looking to land the contracts in the first procurement process for the state since 2013. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, which awards the contracts, said in a press release they include two new provider-based health plans.
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But Florida Democrats want more, and are hoping to expand Medicaid coverage with the promise that it could save the state more than $500,000, a claim supported by a Florida Policy Institute (FPI) report issued in January. That estimate is based on data from the state’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research, state spending and research from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
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