Florida Medicaid News

South Florida Hospital Settles Physician Claims With U.S. for $69.5M

The Justice Department has reached a $69.5 million settlement with a South Florida hospital district accused in a lawsuit of improper financial relationships with doctors who referred patients to the district. Federal officials said the case involved inflated salaries to …

Florida Governor Orders Random Audits of 100-Plus Hospitals

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is ordering state health officials to audit more than 100 hospitals as part of his ongoing battle with hospitals, which he says are driving up Medicaid costs. The state had asked hospitals and insurers to prove …

Florida Turns to Massachusetts for Health Insurance Advice

Florida lawmakers considering how to implement the federal health care overhaul sought information this week from two economists on the Massachusetts initiative that served as the blueprint for the national plan. Massachusetts pioneered an approach emulated in the federal Affordable …