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Medicaid HMOs fail to get $57 mil more out of state budget

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More than $300 million in additional revenue was plowed into the budget in the late hours of Monday night but, apparently, leaders did not agree to spending any more money on Medicaid. That’s a disappointment to the managed-care plans that are participating in Florida’s mandatory Medicaid managed-care program. They were hoping to get an infusion of $57 million in “grants and donations” trust funds that could have been used to draw down federal matching funds. In all, it would have…

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Despite storm-free seasons, Florida insurance still pricey

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Living in a (semi)-tropical paradise has a price – and apparently, not even going nine years without a major hurricane strike will change that. While Florida’s property insurance market has stabilized somewhat since eight storms battered the state in 2004 and 2005, as storms such as Hurricane Wilma caused billions in damages, the state still has some of the nation’s highest homeowners insurance rates. A recent national report showed that Florida’s average homeowner premium of more than $2,000 a year…

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The day that was in Florida Politics — March 9

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It was a day of testing at the state Capitol. The House Education Committee took about an hour to dispose of an overhaul of Florida’s school accountability system. The measure reducing testing and allowing an earlier start date of the school year sailed through with a few concerns expressed and a unanimous vote. While the committee met, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart announced that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating a cyber attack on a server used to administer…

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Office of Insurance Regulation announces high-level changes

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As Gov. Rick Scott seeks to replace Florida insurance regulator Kevin McCarty, the Office of Insurance Regulation has announced several strategic moves. Although staff changes have been forthcoming for a while, Steve Bousquet of the Tampa Bay Times reports they are unrelated to McCarty’s standing with the governor and the Cabinet. Rebecca Matthews, McCarty’s chief of staff, leaves after next week for a post as executive director of the Florida Healthy Kids Corp. Replacing Matthews is Belinda Miller, currently OIR’s…

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