The Bush administration is backing down from a threat to penalize states enrolling middle-class children in a health program intended for the poor. ...more

August 15, 2008

As families start putting together their back-to-school to-do lists, the Pasco County Health Department has joined Florida KidCare to remind parents to add one more item: health insurance for their children. Florida KidCare is the state's health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. The program offers working families access to high-quality doctors and preventative care for their children at a low cost. Started in 1998, KidCare now covers more than 250,000 children statewide. ...more

August 6, 2008

State workers said Friday that the computer glitches that blocked state Medicaid payments will be identified this week and fixed soon. ...more

July 26, 2008

State workers expect that the computer glitches that blocked state Medicaid payments will be identified this week and fixed soon. ...more

July 25, 2008

The state is making emergency payments to thousands of Medicaid providers who haven't been reimbursed in nearly a month because of glitches in a new computer system. ...more

July 25, 2008

Shares of WellCare Health Plans jumped Tuesday, a day after the company said it was restating more than three years worth of financial statements because of accounting errors. ...more

July 23, 2008