United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael O. Leavitt and Governor Jeb Bush today announced federal approval of Florida's groundbreaking Medicaid transformation plan. Florida's reform program will improve quality of care and provide predictability in spending for Medicaid, the state-federal partnership charged with providing healthcare to more than 2.2 million vulnerable, disabled and elderly Floridians. This reform plan means better access to quality care, improved choice for Florida's Medicaid participants by moving to a patient-centered system, plus create a Medicaid Marketplace.
This introduction of competition and consumer choice will improve quality of care and empower Florida's 2.2 million Medicaid beneficiaries with choice. With upcoming Legislature approval, this reform plan implementation will begin in Duval and Broward Counties for Phase 1. Florida's new Medicaid plan will modernize an outdated program and assist in better prediction of our state spending.
Our thanks to Governor Bush!
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