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Daniel TilsonMarch 5, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott wrote a letter to President Obama this week. Isn’t that special? Well, yes and no. Yes, because it’s something that doesn’t happen every day. In a different world it might actually hold some promise of a constructive new dialogue beginning between presumably the most powerful man in Florida, and the most powerful […]

Ryan RayMarch 5, 2015

Despite difficult economic times over the last few years and an obstinate stance against Medicaid expansion among the Florida House majority, you might expect safety-net hospitals to struggle to turn a profit. Not so, according to Phil Galewitz in Kaiser Health News: So-called safety-net hospitals, many of which are supported by local or county taxpayers, often […]

Associated PressMarch 5, 2015

The arguments offered in the U.S. Supreme Court over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggest that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices will gather in private Friday to cast their votes in the case. The outcome after Wednesday’s argument appears to be in […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2015

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear King v. Burwell, with the fate of millions of Americans’ access to health care through the Affordable Care Act at stake. At issue is whether the law’s language allows the government to help middle-income people buy health insurance everywhere in the country — or only in states that […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2015

Florida lawmakers will be getting busy in Tallahassee starting March 3, which kicks off the spectacle of the 2015 legislative session. State lawmakers, as they face hot-button issues ranging from the budget and child welfare to water, gambling and guns, will have one item in abundance, at least according to Florida Politics editorial cartoonist Bill Day. […]

James CallFebruary 22, 2015

It’s the lull before the storm. In the spring, salmon swim upriver, swallows return to Capistrano and 160 lawmakers descend on the state capitol to decide how to spend billions of dollars. That’s next week, this week people catch their breath before a 10-week sprint of budget debates and whether to change regulations governing alcohol, […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 4, 2015

More than 1.3 million Floridians have enrolled or re-enrolled in so-called Obamacare plans through the federal health insurance marketplace, which puts the Sunshine State at the top of the list for number of residents using the federally run exchange to purchase insurance, federal officials said on Wednesday. Nationally, nearly 7.5 million consumers selected a plan […]

Associated PressJanuary 28, 2015

Federal health officials say most Floridians who have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act chose a plan that comes with financial assistance. Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 93 percent of Floridians selected a plan with financial assistance. As of mid-January, some 1.2 million […]

James CallJanuary 23, 2015

Shocked and disappointed by the votes of their newly elected congresswoman, more than 20 Tallahassee self-proclaimed progressives will meet with Gwen Graham Saturday to air their differences. The North Florida Democrat narrowly defeated two-term U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, in part by promising to reach across the aisle and break a gridlock in Washington by working with the Republican […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

The 114th Congress elected last November includes 246 Republicans in the House of Representatives, the most since 1947. But with such a large tent, it’s evident that there will be disagreements between moderates and conservatives — and between the GOP-controlled House and Senate, and such tensions are evident just three weeks into the new session. […]

Tag: Affordable Care Act

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Scott's latest tactics in 'Operation Obamacare Fail'

Health care expansion or not, safety net hospitals fared well in 2014

Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

Florida advocates warn of dire consequences if Supreme Court rules against ACA

Bill Day’s latest: A hot wind political hurricane about to blow in Tally

The week ahead: Lull before the Session storm

Florida residents use federal exchange more than any other state

Floridians pick ACA health plans with financial assistance

Tallahassee progressives to school Gwen Graham in the North Florida Way

David Jolly admits to GOP tensions at St. Pete town hall