Legislature eyes changing Medicaid eligibility rules for people with intellectual disabilities

Legislature eyes changing Medicaid eligibility rules for people with intellectual disabilities

House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) with House budget chief Rep. Lawrence McClure (L). (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Florida could be poised to make it easier for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities (IDD) to maintain their Medicaid services. The latest round of budget negotiations between the House and Senate includes a proposal by the House to eliminate a requirement for people with IDD to annually be redetermined eli…

Proposal would change Medicaid eligibility rules for people with intellectual disabilities

Florida could be poised to make it easier for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities (IDD) to maintain their Medicaid services.