/tags/florida-agency-for-health-care-administration Florida Agency for Health Care Administration en-US WLRN Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:30:50 GMT /2020-09-04/mayhew-stepping-down-as-florida-ahca-secretary Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew, who has been one of the state’s key people handling the coronavirus pandemic, is stepping down to take a job with a hospital industry group. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:30:50 GMT /2020-09-04/mayhew-stepping-down-as-florida-ahca-secretary Christine Sexton / News Service of Florida /news/2019-06-04/hurricane-season-is-here-many-nursing-homes-still-lack-permanent-backup-power-to-cool-buildings Hurricane season has started, and only about a third of Palm Beach County’s 55 nursing homes have a permanent generator in place to keep residents cool in… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:37:52 GMT /news/2019-06-04/hurricane-season-is-here-many-nursing-homes-still-lack-permanent-backup-power-to-cool-buildings Madeline Fox /2018-11-28/senior-to-leave-top-ahca-post-in-january The state’s top health-care regulator is stepping down effective Jan. 7. Justin Senior, the secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care... Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:23:23 GMT /2018-11-28/senior-to-leave-top-ahca-post-in-january Christine Sexton -- News Service of Florida /2018-11-21/judge-rejects-state-contracts-for-hiv-and-aids-care An administrative law judge recommended Tuesday that the state Agency for Health Care Administration toss aside agreements it signed for treatment of... Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:14:24 GMT /2018-11-21/judge-rejects-state-contracts-for-hiv-and-aids-care Christine Sexton -- News Service Florida /2018-05-02/health-plans-lawyer-up-for-medicaid-challenges The 12 managed-care plans at risk of being shut out of Florida’s Medicaid program have turned to 11 different law firms to represent them. The... Wed, 02 May 2018 10:55:24 GMT /2018-05-02/health-plans-lawyer-up-for-medicaid-challenges News Service of Florida /2018-04-27/state-workers-hand-over-papers-for-health-coverage More than 1,800 people have been removed from the state-employee health insurance program after Gov. Rick Scott’s administration started requiring... Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:46:02 GMT /2018-04-27/state-workers-hand-over-papers-for-health-coverage News Service of Florida /2017-01-25/scott-wants-to-revamp-health-care-facility-rules Amid a new wave of legal battles about hospital projects, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called for eliminating key regulations about building health-care... Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:16:05 GMT /2017-01-25/scott-wants-to-revamp-health-care-facility-rules The News Service of Florida /health-news-florida/2017-01-12/justin-senior-ratified-as-new-secretary-of-florida-agency-for-health-care-administration Justin Senior was named Wednesday as secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, after serving as interim secretary for nearly four… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:24:54 GMT /health-news-florida/2017-01-12/justin-senior-ratified-as-new-secretary-of-florida-agency-for-health-care-administration News Service of Florida /news/2015-06-25/doctors-want-law-changed-following-infant-deaths-at-st-marys-medical-center State and federal investigators are looking into infant deaths at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The babies died following heart… Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:13:35 GMT /news/2015-06-25/doctors-want-law-changed-following-infant-deaths-at-st-marys-medical-center /news/2014-03-24/why-floridas-immigrant-children-must-wait-five-years-for-health-care In Florida, children who were born outside the United States -- and live here lawfully -- have to wait five years to qualify for the subsidized health… Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:38:46 GMT /news/2014-03-24/why-floridas-immigrant-children-must-wait-five-years-for-health-care