As the state moves forward with an overhaul of the Medicaid system, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration is standing behind its decision to award a disputed contract to a managed-care plan that would serve low-income people in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
In an order released Monday, AHCA rejected an administrative law judge’s recommendation that Prestige Health Choice LLC did not meet legal requirements to get the contract amid questions about the firm’s ownership structure. Another firm that challenged the contract award, Care Access PSN, immediately said it would challenge the agency’s decision at the 1st District Court of Appeal.
