Leaked Grand Jury Report on $10M Medicaid Diversion Jolts Florida Campaigns

A scandal involving diversion of Medicaid money for political purposes is rippling across Florida this election season.
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She’ll Enter a Florida Nursing Home on Medicaid With $600,000 Still in Her IRA. Because the Account Pays Out Every Year, the State Won’t Count It as an Asset. The Income Is ...

Florida has a narrow rule that lets a Medicaid applicant walk into a nursing home with a six-figure IRA still sitting untouched, but the moment that account starts paying out, a different problem ...

DeSantis says crackdown on Medicaid fraud saved Florida $230 million

A state-focused crackdown on Medicaid fraud has uncovered “bad actors” and saved Florida as much as $230 million, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday at a news conference in West Palm Beach.
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He's 81, moving from Georgia to Florida, and asked what Florida's Medicaid rules are. Three of them will decide whether he qualifies

Quick ReadFlorida's Medicaid nursing home program runs three hard tests: a $2,982 monthly income cap, a $2,000 asset limit, ...

Florida projects nearly $1B drop in Medicaid spending

Florida’s initiative to combat Medicaid fraud and abuse has saved nearly $1 billion, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida cuts projected Medicaid costs by nearly $1 billion in major fraud crackdown

State officials announced new enforcement numbers on Tuesday showing the early impact of Florida’s expanded effort to root out fraud, waste, and billing abuse inside its Medicaid system. Speaking in ...
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State Attorney Monique Worrell ‘reviewing’ $10M Hope Florida Medicaid settlement disbursement

State Attorney Monique Worrell said she is reviewing whether the disbursement of $10 million in Medicaid settlement funds through Hope Florida amounted to criminal activity.
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Florida's Medicaid Disaster: 1.3 Million Cut From Coverage, One of the Highest Disenrollment Rates in the U.S.

Between March 2023 and October 2024, Florida saw a sharp drop in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment, going from 5.1 million to 3.8 million participants. According to ...
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Don’t cut Medicaid. The Florida economy relies on it, and so do families | Opinion

Medicaid plays an especially vital role for Hispanic families. In Florida, more than 35% of Medicaid recipients are of Hispanic descent. PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com When considering the ...
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Florida first, Florida strong: A conservative case for expanding Medicaid | Opinion

Joel Rudman, a physician and former Republican Florida House member, says Florida should expand Medicaid. Getty Images As a family physician and former Republican state representative, I’ve long ...