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.
Posted on: Feb 05, 2021
FHCA Emmett Reed thanked Speaker Sprowls and Chair Burton for introducing a bill that recognizes the sacrifices made by our long term healthcare heroes who have worked to keep our state’s seniors safe and well cared for under the most challenging circumstances.
Posted on: Feb 05, 2021
FHCA CEO/Executive Director Emmett Reed testified before the Senate Select Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Response. He discussed facilities’ protocols enacted to mitigate spread and how they adapted to personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, lack of initial access to testing and changing/conflicting guidance. He also covered the response collaboration with the State, provided an update on vaccinations and shared what…
Posted on: Feb 03, 2021
Today, Senator Jeff Brandes filed Senate Bill 74 which extends COVID-19 liability protections to healthcare providers. In a statement, FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed applauded Senator Brandes for taking the lead on this issue to ensure Florida’s long term healthcare heroes are protected for the sacrifices they continue to make for our state’s seniors.
Posted on: Feb 01, 2021
Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) today joined Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, as well as representatives of the Florida Health Care Association, Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association, the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, to advocate for liability protections for health care professionals, saying proposed legislation is essential to keep resources available for…
Posted on: Jan 28, 2021
Today, FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed issued the following statement in response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ $96.6 billion Florida Leads budget recommendations for FY 2021-2022, which include preserving the $105 million Medicaid increase for nursing center care that was passed by the 2020 Legislature.
Posted on: Jan 25, 2021
Today, FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed joined Governor Ron DeSantis in a press conference in Jacksonville to discuss vaccinations in our state’s long term care facilities. Reed applauded the Governor’s leadership throughout the pandemic and thanked him for putting long term care first in line when it came to vaccine distribution.
Posted on: Jan 14, 2021
FHCA today released its 2021 legislative priorities for long term care. Topping the list of priorities are protecting the 2020-2021 Medicaid funding increase, enacting COVID liability protections for long term care, and addressing long term care centers’ workforce challenges by making the Personal Care Attendant Program permanent.
Posted on: Jan 08, 2021
“Our seniors who live in assisted living facilities and the staff who care for them will now have greater access to getting the vaccine, as these clinics are set to begin as early as next week.”
