House and Senate agree to pay more for lawyers to defend Medicaid lawsuits
The House and Senate are $5 billion apart on Medicaid spending but they appear poised to give an additional $2.6 million to the state Agency for Health Care Administration to hire more attorneys. Both the House and Senate budgets contain $2.73 million to hire outside legal counsel in lawsuits. It was exactly what the agency requested. Budget documents show AHCA requested the money to cover an increase in expenses associated with the pediatric and dental lawsuit challenging Medicaid reimbursement rates…
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