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Associated PressDecember 30, 2015

Amid new criticisms about his Senate attendance record, Marco Rubio says some of his rival candidates are getting “a little desperate and a little nasty.” The Florida senator kicked off an Iowa tour Tuesday, as a super political action committee backing Jeb Bush announced a new ad in the state accusing Rubio of missing a […]

Guest AuthorDecember 28, 2015

From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]

Melissa RossDecember 14, 2015

Ahead of a Tuesday deadline, the White House is rolling out an Obamacare enrollment push this week, touting a sign-up contest and messaging hard with interviews and e-blasts. “There are less than two days remaining for consumers to sign up for coverage that starts on January 1 through HealthCare.gov and we are seeing unprecedented demand,” […]

Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2015

Quietly, with little fanfare, Marco Rubio has single-handedly shaken the foundation of the Affordable Care Act, putting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law into question. First reported by Robert Pear of The New York Times, the Florida senator and presidential candidate last year slipped in a little-noticed provision into a massive spending bill, which […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

On Tuesday in Jacksonville, Congresswoman Corrine Brown announced her ballot access drive for a ballot initiative called Creation of a Healthy Florida Plan. She was dismissive of Governor Rick Scott‘s tax cuts that save “$10 on your light bill,” saying they are a smoke screen for a larger grift. “Floridians are being taxed,” Brown said, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2015

A good Corrine Brown press conference has a prop. The one she held on a misty Tuesday morning in Jacksonville, promoting a petition drive to get a referendum for Medicaid Expansion on the November 2016 ballot, had two. The first prop: Decked out in orange and blue, Congresswoman Brown wore a Gator-themed shawl, appropriate because […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

The Marco Rubio campaign is making the most out of the blockbuster story in Tuesday’s New York Times about the Jeb Bush campaign about to go nuclear on Rubio. Specifically, Right to Rise, Bush’s super PAC, is apparently ready to spend $20 million in attacking Rubio. “Part of running for president is you have to put your big […]

Guest AuthorNovember 2, 2015

If you believe that smoking cures cancer and rainfall is a fix for flooding, then Gov. Rick Scott has some health care proposals for you. Scott wants to foist a battery of new regulations onto about 129 hospitals across Florida in 2016 as a means of improving health care. He has proposed requiring them to […]

Guest AuthorNovember 1, 2015

If you believe that smoking cures cancer and rainfall is a fix for flooding, then Gov. Rick Scott has some health care proposals for you. Scott wants to foist a battery of new regulations onto about 129 hospitals across Florida in 2016 as a means of improving health care. He has proposed requiring them to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 29, 2015

I read Audrey Brown’s opinion column in support of Carlos Trujillo’s House Bill 221. And while I agree with her sentiment that surprise bills can be unfair, I must take issue with her factual misstatements and her conclusions. Let’s start where we agree. It is indeed a serious and unfair circumstance when someone with health […]

Tag: Affordable Care Act

Amid attendance attacks, Marco Rubio focuses on Iowa

Jim Rosica's Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

Email insights: “Unprecedented demand” for coverage through HealthCare.gov

With little fanfare, Marco Rubio single-handedly sabotages Affordable Care Act

Rick Scott unmoved by Corrine Brown’s push for Medicaid expansion on 2016 ballot

Corrine Brown urges Floridians to “soldier up” for health care expansion

Mitch Perry Report for 11.10.15 – Right to Rise ready to go nuclear on Rubio?

Sarah Maricle Ayers: Rick Scott should stay out of hospitals’ business

Sarah Maricle Ayers: Rick Scott should stay out of hospitals’ business

Dr. Jonathan H. Slonin: HB 221 isn’t the way to fix balance billing