In the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanes, Florida has allowed emergency prescription refills, waived out-of-state licensure requirements for telehealth providers, and paused prior authorization rules for Medicaid recipients.
But Florida public health advocates are raising concerns that the state has so far shown no indication it will also take up the federal government’s offer to loosen Medicaid enrollment requirements for those in the storms’ epicenter, and that not doing so could impede recovery efforts.
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