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The State’s proposed Medicaid privatization would hurt our most vulnerable Floridians. However, this unprecedented HMO giveaway is not a done deal! It must be approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. E-mail your concerns by July 15 to both: cynthia.mann@cms.hhs.gov and FLMedicaidManagedCare@ahca.myflorida.com.
Here is a copy of a letter recently distributed by an elder law attorney which may be used:
Dear CMS & AHCA:
I am a board certified elder law attorney who is very familiar with Medicaid and many of its recipients. No one wants the Medicaid system in Florida privitized and turned into a managed care system. This has been tried in Florida and failed miserably. To save money, ostensibly, the patients will suffer, doctors will drop out, and the only ones making money will be the private HMO's. This is the basic reason why Florida should not be allowed a "waiver" to turn the entire Medicaid system over to private HMO's and switch to a managed care model.
I am a board certified elder law attorney who is very familiar with Medicaid and many of its recipients. No one wants the Medicaid system in Florida privitized and turned into a managed care system. This has been tried in Florida and failed miserably. To save money, ostensibly, the patients will suffer, doctors will drop out, and the only ones making money will be the private HMO's. This is the basic reason why Florida should not be allowed a "waiver" to turn the entire Medicaid system over to private HMO's and switch to a managed care model.
