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It’s About Florida: Medicaid Managed Care

The Federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services signed off on the first part of a plan that will steer Florida on a path toward Medicaid managed care. This will impact thousands of Florida’s seniors in long term care. Under managed care, the state will be split into several different regions, and health insurance companies will compete in those regions for customers. As the state awaits approval of a full statewide transition we discuss all the changes you can expect in this first phase with our panel of experts.

Host:

Trimmel Gomes

 

Guests:

Florida Board Certified Elder Law attorney, Twyla Sketchley

Resident/CEO of Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc., Michael W. Garner