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Ryan NicolOctober 11, 2018

Sean Shaw, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, is out with a new ad calling for increased gun control in Florida. The slickly-shot 30-second spot, titled “I Will,” contrasts the ability to get quality health care for those with preexisting conditions with the ability to purchase a firearm. Shaw makes the case that that balance […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2018

The race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress is on, and it’s looking more like a race to the center between two former White House staffers as the 30-day mark before the primary approaches. “Let’s bring the warring parties together and get things done,” asserted Democrat Nancy Soderberg early in a debate televised last week […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

The U.S. Senate campaign for Republican Gov. Rick Scott is firing back at opposition with a new television commercial rebutting a Democratic group’s ad about Scott’s role in the 1990s Medicare fraud scandal involving the company he led, Columbia/HCA. “Bill Nelson is confused again,” the new Scott commercial begins, continuing the Scott campaign’s theme of seeking […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 25, 2018

Local Democrats are rallying behind gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum, while calling out his conservative opponent Ron DeSantis for siding with Republicans in efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Andrew Gillum and Chris King will look out for St. Pete,” St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman said during a rally in front of a community health center on the Southside. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

Florida Democrats are releasing their first attack ad against Republican nominee Ron DeSantis, charging that he favors letting insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer. The new TV commercial from the Florida Democratic Party blisters the Republican congressman’s participation in efforts to strike down and replace the Affordable Care Act with […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Democrats earned a bit of good news in their efforts to overtake Congress with the release of a new poll showing incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo trailing in his re-election bid against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. A survey commissioned by Protect Our Care, and conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), has Mucarsel-Powell ahead by one point over Curbelo, 46 percent […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a tight contest in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast leading Democratic challenger Lauren Baer by just three percentage points. Mast gets 46 percent to Baer’s 43 percent, with 10 percent of respondents saying they were unsure. Respondents were asked several questions regarding the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey gives incumbent U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart just a five-point lead over Democratic challenger Mary Barzee Flores in the race for Florida’s 25th Congressional District. The poll shows 41 percent of the poll’s respondents say they plan on voting for Diaz-Balart on Nov. 6. But Barzee Flores is close behind […]

Michael MolineSeptember 19, 2018

An insurance industry analysis undermines any assumption that employees delay reporting weekend injuries into the work week to take advantage of workers’ compensation benefits. Were that true, one might expect the number of workers’ comp claims filed during the work week to have declined since the Affordable Care Act brought 8 million people into the ranked of the insured. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

As a former hospital executive, a health care consultant, and a former member of the Health Innovation Subcommittee in the Florida House of Representatives, I’ve seen firsthand how access to quality, affordable health coverage can save lives. The Affordable Care Act has driven significant progress on access to care and innovation. The law ended discrimination […]

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Sean Shaw seeks to ‘disarm’ the gun lobby in new ad

Race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress a sprint to the center

Rick Scott’s campaign ad rebuts Democrats on Medicare fraud scandal

St. Pete Dems put ‘Trump disciple’ Ron DeSantis on notice over health care

Democrats’ ad attacks Ron DeSantis on pre-existing conditions coverage opposition

Carlos Curbelo trailing in newest CD 26 poll

Lauren Baer polling within three points of Brian Mast

Mary Barzee Flores closing in on Mario Diaz-Balart, poll shows

Obamacare had little effect on timing of workers’ comp claims, study says

Daisy Baez: Attacks on ACA are attacks on health care access, innovation