Agency for Health Care Administration

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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
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Agency overview
Formed1992
Jurisdiction Government of Florida
Agency executives
  • Shevaun Harris, Secretary
  • Andrew Sheeran, General Counsel
  • Brock Juarez, Acting Chief of Staff
  • Brian Langston, Inspector General
Website ahca.myflorida.com

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is the chief health policy and planning entity for the US state of Florida. The agency was created by the Florida Legislature as part of the Health Care Reform Act of 1992. [1] The agency is tasked with managing the state's Medicaid program, regulating and licensing health care facilities, and publishing health data. [2]

It has a Medicaid fraud unit that works jointly with the Medicaid fraud unit of the Florida Attorney General. [3]

Secretaries

The agency is led by a governor-appointed Secretary (formerly called director). Previous agency heads include: [4]

SecretaryDate appointedAppointed by
Doug Cook1992
Rubin King-Shaw1999
Laura Branker2001
Rhonda Medows,2001
Mary Pat Moore2004
Alan Levine2004
Christa Calamas July 2006 [5] [6] Jeb Bush
Andrew Agwunobi December 2006 [6]
Holly Benson 2008
Tom Arnold2009
Liz Dudek2010
Justin SeniorNovember 2016 [7]
Mary Mayhew January 2019
Shevaun Harris2020
Simone Marstiller February 2021
Jason Weida January 2023 [8] [9]
Shevaun HarrisFebruary 2025 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Agency for Health Care Administration". The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "About the Agency for Health Care Administration". Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "State: Nearly $75M recovered from Medicaid fraud". The Naples Daily News. 2006-12-30. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  4. ↑ Jason Weida on X (Twitter), 23 May 2025: "I was pleased to host former @AHCA_FL secretaries for dinner and at the agency for a panel discussion. Under the leadership of @GovRonDeSantis, we are continuing their legacy of improving health care for all Floridians. Doug Cook (1992 – 1998) Rubin King-Shaw (1999 – 2001) Laura Branker (2001), Acting, not pictured Rhonda Medows (2001 – 2004), not pictured Mary Pat Moore (2004), Acting, not pictured Alan Levine (2004 – 2006) Christa Calamas (2006), not pictured Andy Agwunobi (2006 – 2008), not pictured Holly Benson (2008 – 2009) Tom Arnold (2009 – 2010) Liz Dudek (2010 – 2016) Justin Senior (2016 – 2018) Mary Mayhew (2019 – 2020) Shevaun Harris (2020 – 2021), Acting Simone Marstiller (2021 – 2022)"
  5. ↑ "Bush names ex-aide to head state health-care agency". The Naples Daily News. 2006-07-08. p. 24. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  6. 1 2 "Gov.-elect Crist names secretary of state, health care administration head". The Naples Daily News. 2006-12-15. p. 31. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Former AHCA Secretary Headed To Greenberg Traurig". Health News Florida. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  8. ↑ "ACHA's chief of staff Jason Weida takes over as agency's interim secretary". Health News Florida. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  9. ↑ DeLisa, Caden (2023-04-13). "Jason Weida confirmed as AHCA Secretary". The Capitolist. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Shevaun Harris named to take over AHCA, and Taylor Hatch is moving over to run DCF". WUSF. 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
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