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Rick Scott says feds told state, ‘Don’t call us, we’ll call you’ regarding LIP negotiations

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Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said the state of Florida did not cut off negotiations with the federal government and put blame for the Medicaid meltdown on the federal government, instead. Scott told a group of reporters Wednesday afternoon that negotiators with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told Medicaid Deputy Director Justin Senior that they wouldn’t be able to meet with him for a few weeks and, “Don’t call us, basically, we’ll call you.” Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Liz Dudek issued a…

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Bipartisan biz coalition says now is time to pass healthcare plan

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Bipartisan business group A Healthy Florida Works continues to press legislative leaders to move ahead with a plan to provide healthcare access to uninsured Floridians. Marpan Supply and Recycling President and Chief Executive Officer Kim Williams said at a Tallahassee press conference on Wednesday that the the Florida Senate is moving ahead with a health plan that would hold down the premium for all those who are currently insured by eliminating cost shifting as well as providing care to 800,000 uninsured…

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