Attached Is the AHCA Media Report for the Period of June 12 to June 18
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From: Campanile, Joseph To: Apthorp, Ashley; Perkins, Casey Cc: Riviere, Katherine; Coleman, Shelisha; Sowers, Jamie; Holiday, Aaliyah Subject: AHCA Media Report Date: Friday, June 19, 2015 1:18:38 PM Attachments: AHCA Weekly Media Report June 12 2015- June 18 2015.docx Attached is the AHCA media report for the period of June 12 to June 18. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks. Joseph Campanile Correspondence and Administrative Operations Manager Office of Communications Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS #2 Tallahassee, FL 32308 Consumer Privacy Statement: This e-mail may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please reply to the sender and delete it immediately. From: Holiday, Aaliyah Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 1:02 PM To: Campanile, Joseph Cc: Coleman, Shelisha Subject: AHCA Weekly media Report June 12-18, 2015 Attached is the revised AHCA Weekly Media Report for June 12, 2015- June 18, 2015. -Aaliyah AHCA Weekly Media Report 6/12/15-6/18/15 Friday, June 12, 2015 Reporter’s Name: Sabriya Rice Media Outlet: Modern Health Care Subject: Reporter has been following CNN’s story about high pediatric cardiac surgery mortality rates at St. Mary’s hospital and had some questions about the Certificate of Need filed for St. Mary’s Medical Center to gain permission to do open heart surgeries on pediatric patients. Reporter also had questions about CON process. Status: Referred reporter to State Agency Action Reports, information on CON process, and Agency’s Setting the Record Straight press release. Reporter’s Name: Rachel Williams Media Outlet: Orlando Business Journal Subject: Reporter wanted to know if health-insurance payers help fund LIP pool of money to cover uninsured patients. Status: Under current federal law, states have the opportunity to use tax-based resources from both local governmental entities and the state to match federal Medicaid funds. Local governments, such as counties and hospital taxing districts, provide funding through intergovernmental transfers for the non- federal share of the LIP distributions. Reporter’s Name: Christine Sexton Media Outlet: Saint Peters Blog Subject: Reporter wants to confirm that Tampa General and Morton Plant hospitals are presenting at the CHHF meeting next Wednesday. She also wants copies of any letters that were sent to the hospitals inviting them to present. Status: Referred reporter to agenda on website. Reporter’s Name: Joshua Burns Media Outlet: The Dark Report Subject: Reporter wanted to know if AHCA was aware of the laboratory benefit management program UnitedHealthcare has introduced for its HMO members. Many doctors interviewed are upset about it and they think patients might be billed if the docs don’t follow the proper procedures in the Beacon Lab Benefit Management Program. Status: Told reporter we’re not aware of this program but based on the information he provided this is not something the plan would be required to report to the Agency for its commercial HMO members. Also, asked reporter to provide any additional information he has about issues with the program. Monday, June 15, 2015 Reporter’s Name: Christine Sexton Media Outlet: Saint Peters Blog Subject: Questions concerning expenses for Dr. Mardy Makary’s travel and presentation to the CHHF. Also wanted to know if all the commission members got a copy of Dr. Makary’s book as Chairman Carlos Beruff suggested and if so, who paid for it? Status: No state resources are being used to pay for Dr. Makary’s travel and presentation. Copies of the book were not purchased by the State for Commission members. Reporter’s Name: Kathleen McGrory Media Outlet: Tampa Bay Times Subject: Requested copy of agenda for June 17 CHHF meeting in Tampa. Status: Referred reporter to website. Reporter’s Name: Natasha Verma Media Outlet: NBC 2 Subject: Reporter wanted to know if Lee Memorial Health System submitted updated information about its finances to the hospital commission and whether or not the commission is planning to tour Lee Memorial hospital. Status: Referred reporter to CHHF website for most recent information from Lee Memorial and CHHF tour dates and cities. Reporter’s Name: Dan Chang Media Outlet: Miami Herald Subject: Questions about legislature LIP proposal. Status: Provided information. Reporter’s Name: Carol Gentry Media Outlet: Health News Florida/WUSF Subject: Reporter is inquiring about a workaround for states like Florida that use the federal Marketplace for consumers to sign up for health insurance, if King v Burwell wipes out the subsidies. Reporter wants to know if AHCA has done any work to customize and operate as an independent state exchange to enable Florida consumers to keep their subsidies. Status: No Reporter’s Name: Margie Menzell Media Outlet: News Service of Florida Subject: Reporter wants to confirm figures from CNN story concerning St. Mary’s Medical Center. Status: Information no longer needed. Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Reporter’s Name: Kathleen McGrory Media Outlet: Tampa Bay Times Subject: Follow-up questions concerning hospital commission meeting agenda. Status: Provided information. Reporter’s Name: Anita Pepper Media Outlet: Al Jazeera Subject: Reporter requested on-camera interview concerning pediatric dentist Dr. Howard Schneider who is being sued by attorney Gust Sarris alleging Medicaid fraud. Status: Declined interview due to short notice. Reporter’s Name: Sebastian Kitchen Media Outlet: Florida Times Union Subject: Requested information about CHHF transparency tour dates. Status: Referred to CHHF website. Reporter’s Name: Shelley Owens Media Outlet: Treasure Coast Newspaper Subject: Requested data comparing health outcomes for patients who are discharged to a rehabilitation hospital compared to a skilled nursing facility/nursing home or to the patient's home. Status: We do not have comparison health outcome data regarding patients discharged to rehab compared to skilled nursing or home. Referred reporter to FHF.gov for the various types of healthcare comparison data available under “Compare”. Reporter’s Name: McNelly Torres Media Outlet: NBC 6 Subject: Does AHCA inspect ambulatory surgical centers? Status: Yes Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Media Outlet: Various media Subject: CHHF meeting today in Tampa. Status: Secretary Dudek addressed reporters during media availability. Reporter’s Name: Sebastian Kitchen Media Outlet: Florida Times Union Subject: Follow-up questions concerning CHHF transparency tour. Status: Provided information. Reporter’s Name: Skyler Swisher Media Outlet: Daytona Beach News Journal Subject: Florida Hospital Flagler is classified as a statutory rural hospital. Do you know how much funding it receives because of this program? Status: Gathering information. Reporter’s Name: Anthony Cave Media Outlet: Florida Keys Keynoter Subject: Requested a list of all facilities (all types) that have had AHCA inspections in the last three months in Monroe County. Status: Referred reporter to website. Reporter’s Name: Chris Gilmore Media Outlet: NBC 2-Fort Myers Subject: Questions concerning Charlotte Harbor Health. Status: Provided information. Thursday, June 18, 2015 Reporter’s Name: Ben Klein Media Outlet: Panama City News Herald Subject: Requested financial information for Bay Medical Center and Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City. Status: Referred reporter to FHURS report on FHF.gov and CHHF website. Reporter’s Name: McNelly Torres Media Outlet: NBC 6 Miami Subject: Questions concerning oversight of cosmetic surgery centers. Status: Provided information. Reporter’s Name: Bryan Anderson Media Outlet: NBC 2 Fort Myers Subject: Requested information on how urgent care centers are regulated in Florida. Status: Provided information. From: Davis, Warren To: Dickerson, Currie; Meyer, Lisa; Ott, Linzee; McLanahan, Holli; Sams, Savannah; Moulton, Diane; Winokur, Thomas; Kruse, Mark Cc: Citizen Services Subject: Citizen Services Weekly Report Date: Friday, June 05, 2015 10:58:37 AM For the reporting period 5/29/2015 – 6/4/2015 the Governor's Office of Citizen Services received calls and correspondence on: · Social Services (reemployment compensation, food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits) · Florida Standards Assessment Testing, Common Core, end of course exams · Medicaid Expansion · Chase Hironimus circumcision case · Crosley Green Criminal Case · Layoffs at Walt Disney World · Hospital profit sharing · Child death in Panama City · Infant deaths at St Mary’s Medical Center · The Governor's Economic Summit · Organized email campaign in opposition to hunting Florida’s black bears · Organized email campaign in support of public library funding in state appropriations act · Organized email campaign in support of 2nd amendment rights · Organized email campaign in support of HB 633 · Organized email campaign in opposition to "pornography & religious indoctrination in Florida public schools" Warren Davis Office of Citizen Services Executive Office of the Governor From: Lambert, Alexis To: Vickers, Mary Beth Subject: FW: Letter Date: Friday, January 15, 2016 1:41:14 PM Attachments: REV Arthenia Joyner.docx Alexis A. Lambert Chief of Staff Florida Department of Health Office: 850.245.4353 Cell: 850.544.1457 From: Armstrong,