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Guest AuthorJune 27, 2018

As a small-business owner, I have a front-row seat to the successes and failures of the Affordable Care Act. I have personally witnessed the increased access to health care that my employees now enjoy. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, employees with pre-existing conditions were either extremely expensive to cover or completely uncoverable altogether. As […]

Guest AuthorJune 22, 2018

I knew we’d have a fight on our hands to defend the progress made by the Obama administration in reforming our health care system. I wake up every day recognizing that millions of my fellow Floridians could lose coverage and access if the current Administration’s efforts to undermine the health care law are successful. I admit […]

Ryan NicolMay 15, 2018

A new ad by liberal advocacy group “Floridians for a Fair Shake” has taken aim at Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast and his vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The ad, titled “Richest,” focuses on the effect the repeal would have had on older Americans, allowing them to be charged up to five times […]

Guest AuthorMay 4, 2018

Today, as we mark the anniversary of the shameful Republican vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — a craven move disgracefully supported by our current Congressman Brian Mast — pundits around the country will turn to health care. But, what will inevitably be missing in the political debate over who pays for health care and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2017

A majority of Floridians would like to expand the Affordable Care Act, or keep the law as is. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed in a new statewide poll released Thursday are concerned that people would lose health insurance if the law is repealed, according to the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative. FAU asked […]

Drew WilsonMarch 9, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday that he thinks Florida would be treated unfairly under the current version of congressional Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill. Scott did not tell reporters he opposed the bill after meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan in Washington, D.C., though he did say the repeal bill needs to be fair for states […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 20, 2017

Tampa Bay Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis will host another public listening session on the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday in Wesley Chapel. During the two-hour event, Bilirakis said he would take feedback and ideas from constituents about the direction of the U.S. health care system, including the repeal and replacement of the ACA. The […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 19, 2017

(Part 2 of the Obama legacy) With the inauguration of Donald Trump, it is a good time to review the electoral impact of eight years of the Obama White House. One of the impacts is the election of Trump which surprised the entire political universe. Whatever Obama may have achieved in public policy, it is […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 18, 2017

(Part 1 of two. Part two will deal with Obama’s political legacy) The 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama focused on the theme of change. Obama promised to “restore our moral standing” and “focus on nation-building here at home.” Obama, as a candidate, told audiences that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We […]

Melissa RossMarch 28, 2016

Expanding Medicaid would greatly help the nearly 1 million uninsured Floridians who have a substance abuse or mental health issue. That according to a policy brief released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report examines how Medicaid expansion would affect people with a substance-use disorder or mental illness. In particular, […]

Tag: ACA

Michael Patterson: Build on the Affordable Care Act

Johnny Boykins: Why would we start over with health care?

New ad targets Brian Mast’s vote to repeal Obamacare

Lauren Baer: We need to talk about quality of health care, not just who pays

Online poll finds majority of Floridians want ACA expansion, oppose GOP proposal

Rick Scott says ACA replacement is a work in progress

Gus Bilirakis to hold another health care town hall in Wesley Chapel

Obama’s electoral legacy: After 8 years, we get a Donald Trump

A look at Obama’s legacy, foolish hope of ‘post-racial’ America

Report says Medicaid expansion would help Florida patients with mental problems, substance abuse disorders