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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 31, 2016

A coalition of consumer and physicians’ groups isn’t backing away from its request for an investigation into insurance mergers. The Florida Campaign for Consumer Choice on Friday launched a statewide petition drive to encourage Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the mergers of Aetna and Humana, and Anthem and Cigna. The petition effort is the […]

Guest AuthorMay 26, 2016

As a longtime community advocate and state legislator in Orlando, I work every day to make sure that consumers in Florida have access to quality, affordable health care. The recent approved mergers of Aetna with Humana and Anthem with Cigna pose great challenges for Florida consumers. While the idea of mergers to create bigger companies […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 18, 2016

A coalition of consumer and physicians’ groups have stepped up their calls for an investigation into two big insurance mergers. The Florida Campaign for Consumer Choice on Wednesday once again called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the proposed mergers of Aetna and Humana, and Anthem and Cigna. The calls for investigation come as […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 6, 2016

A coalition of consumer and physician groups is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate two big insurance mergers. In a letter dated May 5, the coalition asked Bondi’s office to “vigorously investigate” the proposed mergers of Aetna and Humana, and Anthem and Cigna. The letter was signed by the Florida Consumer Action Network, […]

Jim RosicaDecember 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott has tapped Dr. Fernando Valverde for the Board of Governors of the State University System, the Governor’s Office has said in a news release. In 2010, Valverde was a member on Scott’s Health and Human Services Transition Team, tasked with brainstorming ideas for reform at the state’s Department of Health. Valverde, 56, of Miami, has […]

Associated PressAugust 26, 2015

Premiums for most health insurance policies sold on the federal exchange are increasing for Floridians this year, but state regulators used new authority to negotiate lower rates so the hikes aren’t as big as they could have been, according to filings released Wednesday by the Office of Insurance Regulation. Aetna requested a 21 percent increase […]

Ryan RayFebruary 24, 2015

Liberty Partners of Tallahassee — led by Jennifer Green, Melanie Shanks Bostick, Ashley Dieguez, and Thomas Hobbs — continues to build on its boutique- t0-mid-size practice unique amid Florida lobbying firms. Its 17 legislative clients and 15 executive clients include Expedia, Humana, AT&T, No Casinos, and the AAA Scholarship Foundation. Though there is no clear common thread between some of them, there is […]

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