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Christine Jordan SextonApril 14, 2015

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 SextonApril 13, 2015

Nurses will be authorized to order in a hospital setting under a bill approved at the last Senate Finance and Tax Committee of the regular 2015 session. The bill — CS/CS/SB 532 — allows an advanced registered nurse practitioner to order any medication — including a controlled substance — for administration to a patient in […]

Mitch PerryApril 8, 2015

A bill that would make it much easier for doctors to test patients for the HIV virus made its way through a Florida Senate Committee on Wednesday. The measure (SB 512) is sponsored by Orlando Democrat Geraldine Thompson. She said it would eliminate paperwork that “burdens doctors” when they test in a health screening, such […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Doctors and insurers battled over balance billing in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday. While the House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill, CS/HB 681 by Rep. Carlos Trujillo that would prevent insured patients from being balanced bill by providers for emergency care and place into statutes reimbursement options the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee took a pass […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 18, 2015

It was the insurance industry versus the provider community when a House subcommittee took up a bill that prohibits balance billing for emergency services on Wednesday, with the insurance and HMO industry emerging the victor. Over the objections of the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Hospital Association, the Florida Radiological Association, and the Florida Chapter […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

The latest chapter of “4th Floor Files” talks with Agustin Corbella, director of the Government Law & Policy practice for Greenberg Traurig’s Tallahassee office. Gus Corbella advocates for a number of industry leaders, such as the Florida Hospital Association, AT&T, National Vision, the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. His resume also […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 10, 2015

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, 2015

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 SextonJanuary 6, 2015

What charges are appropriate when insured patients appear in hospital emergency rooms? What if the hospital is under contract with the insurance company but not the doctors who work there–such as anesthesiologists -because they generally are never employees. An “all star” panel of health care industry experts discussed the issue with members of the Senate […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

House, Senate, feds stick to guns on Medicaid as session slips away

Nurses can order meds in inpatient settings under bill approved by Senate panel

Bill aimed to make HIV testing easier passes Florida Senate committee

House OKs, Senate delays balance billing ban for emergency care

Round one of emergency care and billing tussle goes to insurers over docs

4th Floor Files talks to Gus Corbella about Florida film, green ties and thinking big

Federal government won’t extend $2 billion in Low Income Pool funding

Federal government won't extend $2 billion in Low Income Pool funding

Costs for emergency and out-of-network care eyed by Senate panel