Newsletter Articles | January 1, 2004
Florida Developmental Disabilities Program Reduces Waiver Rates
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
On November 1, 2003, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Program (DDP) issued a notice that Medicaid waiver rates would be reduced for two specific services: residential habilitation and adult day training, effective on November 1, 2003. The DDP indicated that expenditures were exceeding the state's appropriated funding and could result in an annual estimated budget deficit of $27.5 million without the proper rate reductions established. The final published rates for Florida's home and community-based services (HCBS . . .