HB 17C — Medicaid and Florida Kidcare Programs Expansion

Summary

Medicaid and Florida Kidcare Programs Expansion; Provides that certain enrollees in Florida Kidcare program & Florida Healthy Kids program with family incomes at or below specified federal poverty level are not required to pay any premiums; prohibits certain charges from being imposed on such enrollees; revises list of people eligible for & length of time covered by Medicaid optional payments; requires AHCA to create Office of Medicaid Ombudsman to provide consumer protection & perform advocacy functions related to Medicaid.

Bill Text

• Introduced H 17C Filed Current pdf

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The bill expands Medicaid and Florida Kidcare programs by establishing an online dashboard, revising premium requirements, creating a Medicaid Ombudsman, and altering eligibility criteria.

• 402.723

  The Department of Children and Families shall publicly publish each month an online dashboard that presents data on the Medicaid and Florida Kidcare programs, including, but not limited to: The total number of enrollments and disenrollments and the number of enrollments and disenrollments by county for each program, including demographic data such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, and language. The state application processing data, including the number of applications processed, the number of applications determined eligible and ineligible, the number of applications pending, the number of ex parte renewals, and the number of procedural terminations. The state customer service workload and performance, including the average processing time for new applications, the number of calls, the average call wait time, and the call abandonment rate.

  Creates a requirement for the Department of Children and Families to publish a monthly dashboard on Medicaid and Florida Kidcare data.

• 409.816

  may be required to pay any premium. → may not be required to pay any premium.

  Exempts enrollees with family incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level from paying premiums.

• 409.818

  the enrollee is not responsible for any share of the premium. → the premium assistance payment shall equal the premium approved by the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission pursuant to ss. 627.410 and 641.31, or the premium for the plan adjusted for any benchmark benefit plan actuarial equivalent benefit rider approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to ss. 627.410 and 641.31, and the enrollee is not responsible for any share of the premium.

  Clarifies that premium assistance payments for certain enrollees will cover the full premium amount.

• 409.904

  133 88 → 133

  Corrects the percentage of federal poverty level for eligibility criteria for certain persons.

• 409.904

  12 6 → 12

  Adjusts the length of eligibility for children under Medicaid from 6 months to 12 months.

• 409.91333

  There is created within the agency the Office of the Medicaid Ombudsman to provide consumer protection and perform advocacy functions related to Medicaid.

  Establishes the Office of the Medicaid Ombudsman to assist individuals with various Medicaid-related issues.

Action History

1. November 09, 2023

   Died, introduction refused

2. November 06, 2023

   Introduction refused

3. November 06, 2023

   Ruled outside the Call

4. November 06, 2023

   Filed

Sponsors

• Susan L. Valdés · Cosponsor
• Felicia Simone Robinson · Cosponsor
• Michele K. Rayner · Cosponsor
• Angela "Angie" Nixon · Cosponsor
• Yvonne Hayes Hinson · Cosponsor
• Jennifer "Rita" Harris · Cosponsor
• Ashley Viola Gantt · Cosponsor
• Dr. Anna V. Eskamani · Cosponsor
• Lindsay Cross · Cosponsor
• Casello · Cosponsor
• Robin Bartleman · Cosponsor
• Dotie Joseph · Primary

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