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Florida Appeals Order to Cover Autism Treatment

In March of 2012, a judge ordered the state of Florida to cover the cost of autism treatment for children who were covered by Medicaid. Private insurers had previously been required to cover it. Now, the state of Florida is appealing that decision. The state wants to decide if ABA treatment is necessary on a case by case basis. In order to fully understand this situation, you need a little background information. Applied Behavioral Analysis, (also called ABA), is a psychological form of treatment that is necessary for children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is a therapy … Continue reading →

Florida Health Choices and the Affordable Care Act

Florida has been working on a health insurance marketplace called Florida Health Choices. It does not comply with the requirements set in place for insurance exchanges by the Affordable Care Act. What does this mean for the Florida program? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Source, Florida started working on an initiative called Florida Health Choices in 2008. When completed, it will be a web portal that individuals, and small businesses, can use to find health insurance coverage in Florida. Florida started beta testing the web portal in September of 2012. Florida Health Choices has some similarities to … Continue reading →

Florida Genealogy Resources

Florida’s nickname is “the Sunshine State”. Genealogists who have hit the “brick wall” while trying to learn more about their ancestors who lived in Florida are probably quite frustrated. These Florida genealogy resources should help with that problem, and make your outlook on genealogy a whole lot sunnier! Cyndi’s List is the most detailed collection of links to online genealogy resources. It has a page called “United States- Florida” that includes a series of links to different collections that relate to Florida genealogy. The Collections include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, “Counties”, “Military”, “Newspapers”, “Obituaries” and more. This is an excellent … Continue reading →

Florida has Several Medicaid Programs for Pregnant Women

Part of the Medicaid program in every state includes a portion that covers the health care needs of women who are pregnant. In Florida, there are several portions of their Medicaid program that are set up to cover women who are pregnant. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for people who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy a health plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. Medicaid is also funded by the government of an individual state. … Continue reading →

Florida’s Medicaid Includes a Kid Care Program

Each and every state has its own Medicaid program. Part of it is specifically intended to cover children who come from low-income families. Often, this program is called CHIP, which stands for Children’s Health Insurance Program. In Florida, it is simply called Florida Kid Care. Medicaid is a public, or government run, health insurance program. It is designed to cover individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to purchase a health plan from a private insurance agency. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. It is also funded by the government of an individual state. … Continue reading →

Basic Information About Medicaid in Florida

Medicaid is a program that provides health insurance coverage to people who are low-income. In Florida, the Medicaid program is administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration. A warning about Medicaid fraud, in bright red text, appears at the top of the website where people apply for Medicaid benefits. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy health insurance from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded by the federal government. It is also funded … Continue reading →

Florida Makes it Difficult to Get Unemployment Benefits

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Florida has been making it extra difficult for people to receive unemployment insurance benefits. The state has created a series or procedural changes that appear to be designed specifically to prevent eligible people from receiving unemployment benefits. A complaint about this has been filed to the United States Department of Labor. No one wants to be unemployed. It is incredibly stressful to not have any idea how you are going to pay your bills and keep your family fed. Unemployment Insurance benefits are supposed to provide financial assistance to qualified people who have lost their jobs due to no fault … Continue reading →

National Florida Tomato Month

April is National Florida Tomato Month. I love tomatoes. I can get a tomato right out of the garden. I have always been able to grow the best grape tomatoes. My regular tomatoes always tended to have a muted taste. However, my kids and I would eat handfuls of the grape tomatoes as we were bringing them back to the house. One year we ate so many tomatoes that my kids decided to ban tomato eating. I never got tired of them. I look forward to growing more grape tomatoes and trying yet again to grow a tasty regular size … Continue reading →

Judge in Florida Rules Medicaid Must Cover ABA

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A judge in Florida has ruled that Florida’s Medicaid insurance program must cover the cost of applied behavioral analysis therapy for children who have an autism spectrum disorder. This ruling could, potentially, lead the way for other states to include coverage for ABA in their Medicaid programs. Applied behavioral analysis is also called ABA. It is a psychological form of treatment that is very necessary for children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This form of therapy is designed to improve the child’s behavior, language, and cognitive development. Kids who receive ABA therapy will improve in their ability to … Continue reading →

Santorum Uses Scare Tactics in Florida

Rick Santorum, one of the Republican presidential candidates, was recently talking to seniors in Florida. He told them several pieces of insurance related misinformation that appear to have been designed to frighten them into voting for him. We have all heard the Republican presidential candidates talk about how much they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (which they have renamed as “Obamacare”). This confuses me because many of the Republican candidates have, in the past, supported or helped to create health reform laws that are very similar to what the Affordable Care Act is doing. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta … Continue reading →