Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
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Florida health care agency failed to properly oversee care for disabled, lawsuit says
Legal aid groups are suing the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), accusing the agency of failing to manage critical home-care services for plaintiffs suffering from conditions such as quadriplegia and Alzheimer’s disease. -
Florida health care facilities respond to liability, generator concerns
Florida’s health care industry has pushed back against the suggestion that a failure of nursing homes to fully comply with a backup generator law could sideline the facilities’ request for legal immunity during the COVID-19 crisis. -
Hospitals prevail, as appeals court strikes down proposed new rules for calculating Medicaid reimbursements
Hospitals from throughout Florida have prevailed in their appeal of a state agency's decision to reduce state Medicaid reimbursement rates, as a state appeals court said the agency never established how the new reimbursement rules would accomplish the cost-cutting goals desired by state legislators. -
Florida nursing homes called ill-equipped to handle emergencies
Florida nursing home agencies have been called upon to cooperate in an effort to properly equip residential facilities to handle emergency situations like the recent hurricanes. -
11th Circuit: Bankruptcy courts cannot be involved in Medicare-related cases
MIAMI – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit now is the third circuit court to deny bankruptcy courts any involvement in Medicare-related bankruptcy issues. -
Bar for malpractice higher in emergency cases
BLOUNTSTOWN – No lawsuit has yet been filed regarding the December death of Barbara Dawson at Calhoun-Liberty Hospital, but cases involving medical care during an emergency situation have to clear a higher bar than other cases in the state.