On September 10, 2024, state health officials planned to brief Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on a lucrative deal that had been ...

TALLAHASSEE — As DeSantis administration officials scrambled last year to craft a Medicaid overbilling settlement that ...

The documents reveal details of a $67 million settlement between Florida and the state’s largest Medicaid provider, meant to ...

The settlement agreement makes clear there was no cherry, no additional money available to be contributed to Hope Florida. All $67 million belonged to the state.

Centene and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration agreed to a $67 million cash settlement last year, although records show $10 million of that was directed to Hope Florida instead of ...

Formally launched in 2022, Hope Florida aims to get residents off government aid, such as food assistance or health care services, by connecting them with faith-based groups and other nonprofits.

Andrade used his House Health Care Budget Committee this spring to investigate the Hope Florida Foundation, which was used as a pass through for $10 million from the state’s Medicaid settlement.

Centene and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration agreed to a $67 million cash settlement last year, although records show $10 million of that was directed to Hope Florida instead of ...