Chief Healthcare Executive October 8, 2025
Mary Mayhew, CEO of the Florida Hospital Association, says hospitals are going to face more challenges with fewer people being covered by Medicaid, which means more people will end up in emergency departments.
Florida hospitals have faced cost pressures that have challenged their abilities to provide services in recent years.
The looming cuts in Medicaid programs aren’t going to help matters, says Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association.
Hospitals have already received insufficient payments for caring Medicaid patients for years, Mayhew tells Chief Healthcare Executive®. Now, millions are projected to lose Medicaid coverage over the next decade, as caps in taxes to finance Medicaid programs and new workforce requirements take effect. States will be faced with...
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