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Florida Medicaid program for kids had 1,000 unqualified therapists

More than two thirds of therapists approved to treat children had not undergone full background checks, an internal review found.
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Violet Park, 3, plays along on a small pink guitar while her sister, Madison throws colorful scarfs and therapist Brooklyn Webb plays and sings a song at Music Therapy St. Pete. Payments to hundreds of therapy providers in Florida stopped for several weeks after a review found many were not qualified to be paid through Medicaid.
Violet Park, 3, plays along on a small pink guitar while her sister, Madison throws colorful scarfs and therapist Brooklyn Webb plays and sings a song at Music Therapy St. Pete. Payments to hundreds of therapy providers in Florida stopped for several weeks after a review found many were not qualified to be paid through Medicaid. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
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    Christopher O’Donnell is the health and medicine reporter. He can be reached at codonnell@tampabay.com.

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