Experienced Medicaid administrator Thomas H. Parker will join Tallahassee-based Florida Health Care Association as director of reimbursement, the FHCA announced Monday.
Here are four facts to know about the association's newest director:
1. Mr. Parker will be responsible for the association's strategy and policy positions regarding Medicaid reimbursement.
2. Mr. Parker spent the last eight years with the Agency for Health Care Administration, the state agency that regulates Florida's skilled nursing centers.
3. Most recently, Mr. Parker oversaw the Florida Medicaid Nursing Home Rate Setting Program for the state's 650-plus nursing centers.
4. At the AHCA, Mr. Parker was involved with the state's transition to Medicaid Managed Care, the Nursing Facility Quality Assessment and the Nursing Home Long Term Care Reimbursement Plan.
"[Mr. Parker's] knowledge and insights will strengthen the association's expertise when it comes to issues impacting Florida's nursing centers, including navigating the Medicaid reimbursement system and operating in a managed care environment," said Emmett Reed, FHCA executive director.
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