Legislation Details

File #: 25-885    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Recommendation Status: Passed
File created: 6/2/2025 In control: Health Services Department
On agenda: 6/17/2025 Final action: 6/17/2025
Title: Approval to pay Orange County's estimated Medicaid share of cost in accordance with Florida Statute 409.915 for state fiscal year 2025-2026 in the amount of $27,740,977.
Attachments: 1. Medicaid Notice, 2. 2025-06-17 Health Services Department Consent Item-01

Interoffice Memorandum

 

DATE: June 2, 2025

 

TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners

 

THROUGH: Raul Pino, M.D., MPH, Director

 

FROM: John Goodrich, Deputy Director

 

CONTACT: Sandra Roe

 

PHONE: 407-836-7611

 

DIVISION: N/A

 

ACTION REQUESTED:

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Approval to pay Orange County's estimated Medicaid share of cost in accordance with Florida Statute 409.915 for state fiscal year 2025-2026 in the amount of $27,740,977.

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PROJECT:
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PURPOSE: The State of Florida requires every county to contribute funds to help offset the state's portion of Medicaid. In the past, the state billed counties for services used by their residents. In 2013, the legislature changed the way counties are billed for their share of cost by instituting a formula-based contribution in lieu of the former billing system. Each counties' contribution is based on their share of the state's Medicaid population. Orange County's estimated contribution for the state's 2025-26 fiscal year is $27,740,977. The County has budgeted $28.5 million to cover Medicaid costs next year. This amount is broken down into equal monthly payments, which the County remits to the state. If a county does not submit the required monthly payment, the state will deduct the appropriate amount from their monthly sales tax distribution.

 

BUDGET: N/A