DeSantis administration confirms it reimbursed feds for $10M Hope Florida payment

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 792

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Florida’s top health care official confirmed Monday that the state sent $10 million to the federal government as part of a 2024 settlement with a Medicaid vendor even though the DeSantis administration contended that portion of the $67 million paid by a Medicaid provider was not part of the settlement.

DeSantis last year called the $10 million — which went to the Hope Florida Foundation — the “cherry on top” of a $57 million …

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