A Medicaid privatization program former Gov. Jeb Bush touted as a national model for improving care while limiting state costs is foundering, with nearly a quarter of the participating doctors leaving over payments and the inability to treat patients as they see fit. ...more

January 29, 2009

I am writing in response to the editorial published by this newspaper Oct. 27 regarding the Medicaid Reform plan. It is important that certain points you raised are answered and clarified. ...more

December 6, 2008

In 2006, Florida launched the first substantial reform of Medicaid since the program was originated more than three decades ago. The goals of reform were to improve the quality of health care provided to 2.2 million poor, elderly and disabled citizens under the state-federal program and to control skyrocketing costs that threatened the sustainability of this important program. ...more

November 29, 2008

Gov. Jeb Bush sold his "Medicaid Reform" plan by convincing lawmakers the managed care program would make it easier for patients to receive care while allowing the state to better control Medicaid's budget. ...more

October 27, 2008

Thirty percent of Floridians enrolled in Medicaid reform said they didn't realize it, and more than half didn't know they could opt out, a new report says. ...more

October 14, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A former Republican state lawmaker from Pensacola will be the new secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday. ...more

February 12, 2008

Like it or hate it, Medicaid reform probably isn't in Tampa's near future. ...more

December 7, 2007

When the last state administration rolled out a Medicaid reform plan in 2005, proponents painted a bright picture of choice, quality and cost containment. As the Tribune noted ("Weakness in Medicaid Reform Portends No Expansion," Our Opinion, Oct. 28), the bright claims now ring hollow. ...more

November 6, 2007