What’s it show? It’s the hospitals — the hospitals that are behind the unchecked growth in state Medicaid spending, even though their rates have been cut and they’ve cried “crisis” year after year. Florida’s one of only 10 or 11 states that pays hospitals a per-diem rate rather than a per-service rate. The hospitals themselves …
The Wall Street Journal reports on new resources for caregivers. Home Instead Senior Care has started training its home-care workers in new techniques and strategies to improve care for dementia patients—and is starting to offer the same instruction at no cost online and in person to family caregivers. “Families need help keeping their loved one …
“Members of Congress and all citizens should understand how the VA “fiduciary” program really operates, not just how VA officials claim it works. Today, elderly veterans will do without prescribed medicine, have the power to their homes threatened to be turned off, and be evicted, despite having thousands of dollars in the bank because a …
We are greatful that the House is reviewing the Flawed Fiduciary System. Take a look at the testimony. Reforming VA’s Flawed Fiduciary System | House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
[Gov.] Scott said the reimbursement “adjustment” would create a flat rate for hospital groups using average costs. “No program has grown as fast and as much as Medicaid, and we must find a way to control the cost. If we do nothing, this program will bankrupt our state,” via Florida plans to slash Medicaid funds …
In the Gainsville Sun Attorney Anne Swerlick writes “The Florida Legislature has an opportunity to address these problems. The state pays billions of dollars to mostly private-for-profit HMOs to care for some of the most vulnerable Floridians. It is imperative that these health plans provide Medicaid patients, their physicians and the public a transparent process …
The Tampa Tribune Editoral makes the point “Continued deep cuts will compromise Floridians’ care.” via Medicaid goes under the knife | TBO.com.
RCPALM Editorial Page points out ‘Here’s what is particularly insidious about the Legislature’s proposed cuts to Medicaid: At the same time Florida lawmakers are planning to reduce vital health care services for hundreds of thousands of state residents, both chambers have approved state budgets that continue to offer overly generous health insurance premiums for high-ranking …
Fred Grimm in the Miami Herald writes “If the Senate version prevails over a less Draconian appropriation in the House, 34 percent of the mental health funding, and 25.5 percent of the money for substance abuse, would disappear. Some 140,000 patients would be tossed from their community treatment programs. A number of these non-profit programs …
The state [of Florida] has been fighting with the feds for sometime now over implementation of its plan to privatize most of its Medicaid program. via Florida legislators passing ceremonial bills denouncing health care reform | Florida Independent.