Posted on: Apr 16, 2021
“As legislators head into budget negotiations, they have an opportunity to reinvest in our nursing centers and ensure that we have the funding needed to strengthen our workforce, clinical services and infrastructure so we can continue to improve residents’ quality of life.’
Posted on: Mar 29, 2021
Today, Governor DeSantis signed into law SB 72 (Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg) which provides COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers and general businesses. In a statement, FHCA CEO Emmett Reed thanked the Governor for his unwavering commitment to our long-term care facilities and noted how these much-needed liability protections are an important step forward in our facilities’ ability…
Posted on: Mar 26, 2021
FHCA today applauded the House of Representatives for approving Senate Bill 72, which provides liability protection to health care providers who made a good faith effort to follow government health care guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on: Mar 25, 2021
“Florida’s nursing home providers are facing a significant economic crisis, caused by the combination of increased costs related to COVID-19 and chronic Medicaid underfunding. While we recognize that the Legislature must make tough decisions this session, we don’t believe the budget should be balanced on the backs of nursing center residents and their frontline caregivers, who have already sacrificed so…
Posted on: Mar 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on the need for long-term solutions to help nursing centers attract and retain new talent to meet the needs of Florida’s growing elderly population. Today, Florida Health Care Association applauded lawmakers for continuing to advance legislation that would make Personal Care Attendants a permanent part of the long term care workforce.
Posted on: Mar 17, 2021
Florida Health Care Association today applauded legislators in both the Senate and House for advancing legislation to further strengthen the long term care workforce by making permanent the program that allows Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) to work in Florida’s nursing centers. The Senate Health Policy Committee approved SB 1132 by Sen. Aaron Bean (R-Jacksonville), followed by the House Finance and…
Posted on: Mar 11, 2021
Today, applauded legislators for continuing to advance COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers, an action that underscores the need to protect facilities’ resources to support resident care. The Senate Rules Committee merged health care liability protections into SB 72 by Sen. Jeff Brandes (St. Petersburg), which extends protections to general businesses. Today’s vote follows yesterday’s approval by the House…
Posted on: Mar 04, 2021
Emmett Reed, CEO/executive director of Florida Health Care Association, testified today before the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee regarding nursing centers’ extensive COVID-related expenses, federal funding levels received by providers, and the financial impact the pandemic has had on the long term care sector.
Posted on: Mar 03, 2021
FHCA today applauded the Senate Health Policy Committee for approving Senate Bill 74. The proposed legislation would provide important COVID-19 liability protections for health care workers, including long term care providers, keeping more resources available for the care of Florida’s most vulnerable residents.
Posted on: Feb 17, 2021
Today the House Health & Human Services Committee passed proposed committee bill (HHS 21-01) that extends liability protections to health care providers. FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed said, “Our health care heroes are deserving of the liability protections that will ensure precious resources – both human and financial – remain where they should be: caring for Florida’s elderly population.”
Posted on: Feb 11, 2021
Florida’s nursing centers were already facing a workforce shortage prior to COVID, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this crisis. These healthcare heroes on the frontline have taken on countless hours of overtime and double shifts to make up for widespread shortages. As a first step to address this crisis, FHCA is advocating this legislative session to make the Personal…
Posted on: Feb 10, 2021
FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed sets record straight against AARP, noting the organization was not part of the crisis-level response that our long term caregivers were experiencing and that their commentary is a slap in the face to the healthcare heroes who have been working tirelessly for the past year to safeguard their residents.
