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Christine Jordan SextonJune 3, 2015

It was not unanimous but the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill off the floor to use Medicaid funding under the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, to expand access to health care for low income uninsured Floridians. Passed by a 33-3 vote, SB 2-A was amended and debated the same day so it […]

Ryan RayJune 3, 2015

The intense intra-cameral friction that defined the 2015 Legislative Session seems not to have dissipated after a few weeks off but rather compounded, culminating in the most antagonistic legislative hearing of the year at Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee. There, budget chief Tom Lee led a chorus of indignant senators who excoriated AHCA deputy director Justin […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 2, 2015

The Senate’s plan to expand access to health care access may not pass during the 2015A special session but the Florida Senate isn’t going down without a fight. The Senate Appropriations Committee members on Tuesday grilled Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Justin Senior for more than one hour, making it abundantly clear that the Senate did […]

Ryan RayJune 2, 2015

Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano of Bradenton filed two new amendments to the Senate’s health care proposal on Tuesday morning. One, the “timely-filed” barcode 852368, addresses the “sunset” provision that Rep. Cary Pigman took issue with yesterday during the House’s workshop on the so-called “FHIX 2.0” proposal to expand health care in Florida by expanding a […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 1, 2015

Former Senate President Don Gaetz spoke briefly with reporters after the Senate Health Policy Committee on Monday to say that unless the Legislature passes a plan to increase access to health care using federal Medicaid funding, it will be a tough legislative session for everyone. “There is no way that one particular group or one […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 1, 2015

Compromise and collaboration. That was the message that Dale Brill delivered at press conference held just before the start of 2015A special session. Brill — founder of the Tallahassee-based consulting group Thinkspot, said 20 days was plenty of time for the House and Senate to come together to bridge the differences the chambers have on […]

Julie DelegalMay 31, 2015

The Florida Legislature reconvenes Monday in a special session to do its only real job – pass a budget. The impasse, between Republicans in the House and Republicans in the Senate over expanding healthcare for uninsured Floridians, prompted House members to pick up their ball and leave the playground three days before the regular session’s […]

Julie DelegalMay 31, 2015

The Florida Legislature reconvenes Monday in a special session to do its only real job – pass a budget. The impasse, between Republicans in the House and Republicans in the Senate over expanding healthcare for uninsured Floridians, prompted House members to pick up their ball and leave the playground three days before the regular session’s […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 31, 2015

The House Health and Human Services Committee meets for three hours on Monday and will “workshop” the Senate’s proposals to expand health care coverage to uninsured Floridians by tapping into Medicaid dollars under ObamaCare. To assist them the committee will have a package of information compiled by House staff. There are pages of charts, figures, […]

Ryan RayMay 28, 2015

Conservative political group Americans for Prosperity-Florida told FloridaPolitics.com Thursday afternoon that it will target legislators supportive of a FHIX-style health care expansion plan with a new mail piece portraying the ongoing Senate-driven negotiations as a “game.” The mailers feature the number to Senate President Andy Gardiner‘s district office in Orlando and exhorts recipients to “Tell Andy Gardiner […]

Tag: FHIX

Senate passes health care expansion bill by 33-3 vote

House-Senate health care fight inflected by Twitterverse

Justin Senior on the hot seat for AHCA’s negative analysis of Senate FHIX plan

Bill Galvano files latest round of “FHIX” repairs

Don Gaetz sees no one coming out of Special Session “covered in glory”

Compromise and collaboration will get health care, budget done, group says

Julie Delegal: Are poor less worthy of American Dream that includes healthcare?

Julie Delegal: Are poor less worthy of American Dream that includes healthcare?

A look inside the info the House is giving its members on Senate FHIX plan, Medicaid expansion

First look: Americans for Prosperity chides Senate FHIX plan in new mailers