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What is the Florida Health Connect patient portal?

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Where can I find more information on AHCA?

Our Agency was statutorily created by Chapter 20, Florida Statutes as the chief health policy and planning entity for the state. We are primarily responsible for the state's estimated $25.2 billion Medicaid program that will serve a projected 4.27 million Floridians in SFY 2016-17, the licensure of the state's 48,500 health care facilities and the sharing of health care data through the ...

What is the Florida Medicaid web portal?

2727 Mahan Drive. Mail Stop #8. Tallahassee, FL 32308. Phone: (850) 412-4000. Medicaid is the medical assistance program that provides access to health care for low-income families and individuals. Medicaid also assists the elderly and people with disabilities with the costs of nursing facility care and other medical and long-term care expenses.

How do I contact the agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)?

Florida Health Connect Support. FHCportalsupport@flhealth.gov. The Florida Department of Health is excited to offer Florida Health Connect, a secure, convenient way to manage your health and communicate directly with your clinician online. Florida Health Connect is a patient portal that is free to everyone receiving services at any local county ...

How to contact AHCA?

For questions or information, you may contact the Agency for Health Care Administration by feedback form or by phone toll-free at (888) 419-3456.

What is Medicaid in Florida?

Medicaid is the medical assistance program that provides access to health care for low-income families and individuals. Medicaid also assists the elderly and people with disabilities with the costs of nursing facility care and other medical and long-term care expenses. In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) ...

How to contact the agency for health care administration?

Contact Us. For questions or information, you may contact the Agency for Health Care Administration by feedback form or by phone toll-free at (888) 419-3456.

What is SMMC in Florida?

In 2011, the Florida Legislature created Part IV of Chapter 409, Florida Statutes, directing the Agency to create the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program. The SMMC program has two key components: the Managed Medical Assistance program and the Long-term Care program.

What is SMMC program?

Under the SMMC program, most Medicaid recipients are enrolled in a health plan. Nationally accredited health plans were selected through a competitive procurement for participation in the program.

What is the Bureau of Central Services?

The Bureau of Central Services is comprised of four units: The Background Screening Unit, The Financial Analysis Unit, The Central Intake Unit, and the Training and Support Unit. These units are responsible for the receipt and distribution of all health care facility applications and associated fees; the background screening of facility owners, administrators, and personnel; the financial analysis of health care facilities; and the data support and training within the Division of Health Quality Assurance.

What is the health care bureau?

Handles health care licensure, Medicare and Medicaid certification, and regulation for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, hospices, clinical laboratories, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and all other types of health care providers. The Bureau also includes the health care risk manager licensure program, the organ donor education/registry program, and commercial managed care programs, and is the location of the certificate of need (CON) program, which reviews applications for new facilities and certain specialized services at hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled.

What is Florida Health Connect?

The Florida Department of Health is excited to offer Florida Health Connect, a secure, convenient way to manage your health and communicate directly with your clinician online. Florida Health Connect is a patient portal that is free to everyone receiving services at any local county health department. The portal allows you to more actively engage with your care team at a time that works best for you.

What is WIC nutrition?

WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care. Learn More About WIC. Disability and Health Program.

Is Florida experiencing the flu?

Influenza can cause mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection are hospitalization or death. Florida is currently experiencing a moderately severe influenza season.

What is a CMS plan?

Children’s Medical Services Health Plan (CMS Health Plan) is a Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Specialty Plan for children and youth with special health care needs. This plan is offered by the Florida Department of Health who has contracted with WellCare of Florida, Inc to provide managed care services to our members. You can visit www.CMSPlanFlorida.gov to learn more.

When will Medicaid be reinstated?

Effective for dates of service beginning July 1, 2021, service limits will be reinstated for behavioral health services. Effective Jul y 15 , 2021, Medicaid prior authorization requirements will be reinstated for behavioral health services.

When does Medicaid end in 2021?

COVID-19 Request for Exceptional Claims Processing for dates of service effective March 9, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021 for behavioral health services and ending July 14, 2021 for Medicaid prior authorization requirements for behavioral health services.