Section 409.912(5), Florida Statutes, mandates the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs, to create an “integrated, fixed-payment delivery system for Medicaid recipients who are 60 years of age ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Departmental

The Agency for Health Care Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Elder Affairs, announces the following public meetings to which all interested persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon (Central)
PLACE: Freeport Community Center, 16040 Highway 331, South, Freeport, FL 32439
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Central)
PLACE: Walton County Extension Office, 732 North 9th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Advance registration for those wishing to comment during the public comment period will begin one hour prior to the meeting time.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Section 409.912(5), Florida Statutes, mandates the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs, to create an “integrated, fixed-payment delivery system for Medicaid recipients who are 60 years of age or older. The Agency for Health Care Administration shall implement the integrated system initially on a pilot basis in two areas of the state”. The Agency for Health Care Administration submitted waiver applications to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 26, 2006, in order to obtain Federal approval for implementation of managed, integrated long term care in the Panhandle Pilot Area- Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties; and the Central Florida Pilot Area- Seminole, Orange, Brevard and Osceola Counties.
The primary purpose of these meetings is to provide outreach and education to Medicaid beneficiaries. An overview of the proposed program will be provided as well as an opportunity for public comment on a first come - first serve basis.
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings should advise the Agency at least seventy two (72) hours before the meeting by contacting: Sarala Hermes, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, FL 32308, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail] florida.com