Subject


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 Florida Senior Care 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 & Medicaid Services on January 25, 2006 and received federal approval on September 13, 2006. Florida Senior Care will be implemented in the following areas upon legislative approval: The Panhandle Pilot Area- Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties; and the Central Florida Pilot Area- Brevard, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. The primary purpose of this meeting is to provide outreach and education to Medicaid beneficiaries about the program. An overview of the proposed program will be provided, as well as an opportunity for public comment.