Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2019
4min607
Rueben led the Florida Hospital Association for 11 years.
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Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2019
Ryan NicolApril 18, 2019
9min433
The amendment has already been opposed by Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Ana CeballosFebruary 28, 2018
5min755
As the House and Senate begin final budget negotiations, one of the biggest Medicaid funding differences will be cuts to hospitals, an area that was slashed last Session and is already having a real-life impact on one rural hospital in DeSoto County. No more baby deliveries. “Effective February 1, 2018 at 12:01 a.m. DeSoto Memorial […]
Staff ReportsApril 12, 2017
3min480
Florida hospitals were responsible for creating more than 900,000 jobs in 2015, according to a new economic impact study. The study, completed by the University of Florida and sponsored by the Florida Hospital Association, found Florida hospitals were responsible for creating 901,674 full- and part-time jobs in 2015. The report also found hospitals generated nearly […]
Ryan RayJanuary 14, 2016
2min381
It’s no secret Gov. Rick Scott, former health care CEO, has a newfound zeal for protecting Floridians from mayhem wrought by allegedly out-of-control hospitals and providers. Scott insists on more regulations, disclosure, and even criminal penalties for providers who charge “unconscionable” rates. He has even gone so as far to say a bill towards that end currently […]
Associated PressSeptember 29, 2015
4min212
In his latest dispute with Florida hospitals, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday called for additional regulations, including a requirement that they disclose more information about prices charged to patients. Scott is hoping the Florida Legislature will pass the proposals during the 2016 session. The Republican governor has taken aim at hospitals that receive public funds […]
Christine Jordan SextonMay 15, 2015
3min179
Nine days after announcing the dates, the Florida Legislature issued the proclamation for the special session. The call is wide open, including Medicaid expansion, elimination of certificate of need law, direct primary care, state group health insurance changes,the budget and conforming bills from the 2015 regular legislative session and tax relief. As previously announced, the […]
Christine Jordan SextonApril 14, 20157min162
What started out smoothly a few months ago now appears to be falling apart as leading Republicans in the House and Senate began finger-pointing over a health care dispute that appears likely to derail the 2015 session. The latest evidence that the May 1 session will not end on time came after the Department of […]
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 10, 2015
4min421
A $2.2 billion pot of money that Florida uses to help reimburse hospitals for treating the poor as well as to train physicians expires at the end of June and won’t be extended, a high-ranking federal official said in Orlando on Tuesday. “There’s not going to be an extension of LIP this year,” Eliot Fishman […]
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 10, 20154min132
A $2.2 billion pot of money that Florida uses to help reimburse hospitals for treating the poor as well as to train physicians expires at the end of June and won’t be extended, a high-ranking federal official said in Orlando on Tuesday. “There’s not going to be an extension of LIP this year,” Eliot Fishman […]