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The Republican-controlled Senate voted 27-12 along party lines to confirm Ladapo. The Senate also confirmed 15 other agency heads, including Jason Weida as AHCA secretary.
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A lawsuit alleges that the state’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria is unconstitutional and violates federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on sex.
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Seeking what is known as a writ of mandamus from the appeals court, the state’s lawyers argued that Jason Weida should not have to testify because he is a high-ranking official.
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A judge grants a request to handle the case as a class action. The claimants say the state stops providing incontinence supplies to Medicaid beneficiaries older than 21.
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State attorneys argued Jason Weida should not have to testify because he is a high-ranking official.
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The Agency for Health Care Administration, which largely oversees the Medicaid program, issued a contract for legal services and costs, including fees for "expert witnesses."
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Jason Weida was appointed to run the Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees the state's Medicaid program. He fills in for Simone Marstiller, who recently stepped down.
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The Agency for Health Care Administration oversees a Medicaid program that had grown to more than 5.53 million beneficiaries, as well as hospitals, nursing homes and most other health care facilities in Florida.
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Christopher Kimball steps into the post as the state’s medical marijuana industry could be poised to double in size and as challenges pile up over the decision to award a sought-after license to a Black farmer.
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The disputes involve budget fine print that directed money to AHCA to adjust reimbursement rates so Medicaid providers would pay at least $15 an hour to "direct care" employees
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Members of the Florida Board of Medicine and Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine joint committee voted on a draft rule that would restrict doctors from providing treatments to trans people under age 18.
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One plaintiff said the state's Medicaid program pre-approved him in August for a chest surgery scheduled for later this year. Then the state enacted a new rule excluding such treatments from the plan.