Saturday, December 25, 2010

Benson named to top spot at state health care agency - Orlando Business Journal:

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Agwunobi will step down Feb. 22 to becom regional CEO of and Services, which is a Rhodre Island-based Catholic hospital system. Agwunobi also citedr the need to be reunitede with family as a reason to step down from the AHCA Benson most recently was secretary of thestate . She was a membere of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to and chaired the Health and Familiesx Council beginningin 2004. Prior to joiningy the Crist team, she was a municipal bond attorney with Miller Canfielf Paddock andStone PLC.
The agenc y manages Florida's $16 billion Medicaicd program and licenses and regulates health care facilities and healtuh maintenance organizations and publishes healtj care dataand statistics. Crist appointed Agwunobi agency secretary inDecember 2006, one day aftere Agwunobi resigned as a member of the board of directors of WCG). WellCare provides managed care services targeted exclusively to government-sponsored health care plans, focusing on Medicaied and Medicare. In October, state and federal law enforcemenr agentsraided WellCare's Tampa headquarters in a probe that analystes have speculated is focused on the company's Florida Medicai d business.
In January, WellCare's top three executives announced theywoulx resign. The Benson appointment comes shortly after Crist's proposal to eliminate the certificate of need procesxs that requires regulatory approval to builfd new hospitals.

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