Agency for Health Care Administration is responsible for the administration of the Florida Medicaid program, licensure and regulation of Florida’s health facilities and for providing information to Floridians about the quality of care they receive.
Every day, we look for ways to improve health care in Florida. We’ve built strong partnerships with other agencies and continue to develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels in communities around the state. The Agency for Health Care Administration would not be able to effectively carry out its mission without your help. Thank you for your partnership and for the opportunity to serve you.
Our Agency was statutorily created by Chapter 20, Florida Statutes as the chief health policy and planning entity for the state. We are primarily responsible for the state’s estimated $22.9 billion Medicaid program that will serve a projected 3.48 million Floridians in SFY 2013-14, the licensure of the state’s 45,000 health care facilities and the sharing of health care data through the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.
Address:
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
CRITICALMD provides a broad range of services including:
Cognitive Capacity Assessments
Personalized Medical Planning
Mediation and Arbitration
Home Care and Assisted Living Evaluations
Advocacy, Medical Resource and Referral Services
As the Medical Director for the NFL Player Benefits Plan, Dr. Cassidy had a key role in the design and execution of the NFL Player Neurocognitive Benefit. Since leaving the NFL Player Benefit Plan, Dr. Cassidy formed CRITICALMD to provide assistance to patients, families, elder and estate attorneys, and wealth management professionals.Her clinical experience includes; private medical practice and Medical Director positions at IBM and at Aetna Health Plans. She had a lead role on Ford Motor Company’s Health Care Team in Ford’s bargaining with the UAW, serving on Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Board of Directors. After Ford, she was a Senior Director and then Vice President at Sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals.
As CEO of a medical device company, Dr. Cassidy drafted legislation, The Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act, to mandate equity in Medicare coverage of prosthetics for women with breast cancer.
Unique Aspect:
Being a physician and an attorney with broad expertise in clinical care, cognitive issues, advocacy, and managing health care conflicts.
Awards/Certifications:
Dr. Cassidy is a Board Certified Internist who received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her Juris Doctor degree from University of Connecticut School of Law. In addition to Board Certification in Internal Medicine, she completed a Psychiatry internship at Vanderbilt. She is a faculty member teaching Public Health Law for the American College of Preventive Medicine. While serving as a coach for Georgetown Law School’s International Mediation Competition Team, she taught mediation as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University School of Law.
Dr. Cassidy is an experienced mediator. Representative matters include: Professional Privileges, Appropriateness of Care, Patient Family Issues, Professional Relationships and Conduct, Crisis Management, Ethical Considerations, End of Life Decision-making, and Adverse Events.
She is nationally recognized speaker and is known for her expertise and the passion she brings to a variety of medical and legal topics.
