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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 […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is out with a new campaign hitting Republican gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis on his long-running opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The FDP released a new video titled “DeSantisCare,” as well as a new website looking to highlight DeSantis’ health care record. We reached out to the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 5, 2018

In Florida’s 6th Congressional District, Democrat Nancy Soderberg looks to take the seat held by Republican Ron DeSantis. DeSantis ally Mike Waltz stands in Soderberg’s way, and he and Soderberg disagree on many things. Including, as one would expect, the future of the Affordable Care Act. The issue heated up Wednesday. Florida is one of several states with […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2018

A new series of ads from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee knock U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo on his vote last year to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second ads depict two fictional letters addressed to Curbelo. The first spot, titled “Open Letter,” imagines a health care executive thanking Curbelo for increasing his company’s profits at […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2018

Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action PAC are launching a new $1.1 million digital ad campaign to blanket the internet with a new advertisement hitting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott for refusing to expand Medicaid in Florida and charging that he opposes mandatory insurance coverage of people with pre-existing conditions. The first […]

Scott PowersAugust 7, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott is launching a new television commercial accusing his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, of voting to cut Medicare when he voted for the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second spot, “Unfair,” will be playing on television and in digital internet advertising. It charges Nelson with supporting Medicare cuts […]

Tag: Affordable Care Act

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

Florida Democrats hit ‘right-wing extremist’ Ron DeSantis on health care

Nancy Soderberg, Mike Waltz spar over Affordable Care Act

‘Goodbye, Congressman’: Democrats’ ads hammer Carlos Curbelo on health care

Democratic PACs hitting Rick Scott on Medicaid, pre-existing conditions

Rick Scott ad accuses Bill Nelson of cutting Medicare when he voted for Obamacare