H5301: Changes to Florida Health Care and Medicaid Programs
May 12, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently Engrossed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
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View official text →The Frame
The bill changes the administrative process for Medicaid reimbursement and creates a new eligibility program, which will directly impact how health care providers are paid and how residents apply for state-funded health assistance.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Medicaid providers
The bill revises the payment methodology used for their reimbursement.
Department of Children and Families
The department is tasked with creating and overseeing a new Eligibility Assistance Program and selecting an independent contractor to run it.
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
The agency must reconcile its funding amounts with the Agency for Health Care Administration.
Current stage: Engrossed.
Passed.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
The bill changes the administrative process for Medicaid reimbursement and creates a new eligibility program, which will directly impact how health care providers are paid and how residents apply for state-funded health assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new Eligibility Assistance Program?
How does this affect Medicaid providers?
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Outsourcing Eligibility Services
The bill mandates the use of an independent contractor for the new Eligibility Assistance Program, signaling a shift toward private-sector operation of state eligibility services.
Connected Entities
Sources
legiscan.com
Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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