Pediatric group wins early legal battle against DeSantis administration and its Medicaid rates

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 768

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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An administrative judge has refused to dismiss the state’s largest pediatric care provider’s allegations the DeSantis administration miscalculated Medicaid rates to cover the costs of applied behavioral analysis for children with autism.

Division of Administrative Hearings Judge W. David Watkins ruled Wednesday that Pediatric Associates has legal standing to challenge Medicaid reimbursement rates for applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) first put in place …

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