Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 838
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11  Senator Peaden moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 17, line 28, delete that line
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17         (d)  Within 24 months after implementation, the Office
18  of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, in
19  consultation with the Auditor General, shall comprehensively
20  evaluate the pilot project for the integrated, fixed-payment
21  delivery system for Medicaid recipients who are 60 years of
22  age or older. The evaluation must include assessments of cost
23  savings; consumer education, choice, and access to services;
24  coordination of care; and quality of care. The evaluation must
25  describe administrative or legal barriers to the
26  implementation and operation of the pilot program and include
27  recommendations regarding statewide expansion of the pilot
28  program. The office shall submit an evaluation report to the
29  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
30  House of Representatives no later than June 30, 2008.
31         (e)  The agency may seek federal waivers and adopt
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    Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 838
                        Barcode 283956
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 6         requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis
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