Due to Hurricane Irma, the Agency has rescheduled the first working group meeting regarding transition to a prospective payment system for nursing home reimbursement under the Florida Medicaid program. The 2017 Legislature required the Agency to ...  

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    AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

    Medicaid

    The Agency for Health Care Administration announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: September 26, 2017, 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    PLACE: 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Due to Hurricane Irma, the Agency has rescheduled the first working group meeting regarding transition to a prospective payment system for nursing home reimbursement under the Florida Medicaid program.

    The 2017 Legislature required the Agency to convene a working group to review relevant issues and make recommendations specific to the transition to a prospective payment system for nursing home reimbursement under the Florida Medicaid program. The group shall consist of representatives of nursing home providers and other interested stakeholders. The working group’s focus shall include, but not be limited to: any adjustments needed to existing targets and ceilings applicable to rate calculations; any adjustments needed to existing direct care and indirect care subcomponents; development and refinement of quality measures to be used; the frequency of rebasing under prospective payments; any exemptions from prospective payments; considerations for supplemental payments as part of prospective payments; and a phase-in timeline, if needed, including the need for any transition payments during phase-in. The working group shall submit a report and any recommendations to the Agency, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 1, 2017.

    You can access information and details about the nursing home prospective payment reimbursement public meetings, including schedules for upcoming meetings, and meeting agenda materials and recordings, through our website: http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/Finance/finance/nh_rates/nhppwg.shtml.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Lauren Pigott at Lauren.Pigott@ahca.myflorida.com or by calling 1(850)412-4671.

    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Lauren Pigott. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

    For more information, you may contact: Lauren Pigott, Lauren.Pigott@ahca.myflorida.com, 1(850)412-4671.