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Proposed CMS Screening Tool Rule Receives Balanced Feedback

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Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, the Florida Department of Health presented and received public comment on the proposed clinical eligibility screening rule for the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Managed Care Plan. The proposed rule, developed in partnership with the CMS regional medical directors, includes a two-part approach to clinical eligibility screening – a physician-based, auto-eligibility process using diagnostic codes for chronic and serious conditions and a parent-based survey to ensure that all financially eligible children with special health care needs are given the option to enroll in the CMS Plan.

Florida Health Promotes National Influenza Vaccination Week

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The weather in Florida may be cooling down, but flu season is just heating up. The Florida Department of Health reminds you that your best defense against flu is the annual flu vaccine. The flu vaccine not only works to prevent you from getting sick, but it helps to protect those around you. The flu vaccine is available in both the flu shot and nasal spray form. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all children 6 months an older get the vaccine every year.

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