Florida Federal Judge: State Can’t Be Ordered To Exceed Medicaid Waiver Cap

Mealey's (April 15, 2020, 11:50 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a trio of rulings issued March 31, a federal judge in Florida sided with state officials in a dispute over caps associated with Florida’s limited-enrollment long-term-care Medicaid waiver program, finding not only that he cannot compel the state to increase or exceed the cap but also that the case cannot proceed as a class action (Benjamin Alexander, et al. v. Mary Mayhew, et al., No. 18-569, N.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58708, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58709, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58710)....