Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 22, 2024
7min0
Rep. Mike Beltran cast the lone 'no' vote in the House Thursday.
Tag: graduate medical educationTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with the media after giving the State of the State speech on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 22, 2024Christine Jordan SextonApril 24, 2023
5min0
It's less than the House wants, but the Senate agreed to fund $21M for Florida KidCare.
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 21, 2023
10min0
Florida is projected to have a shortfall of 17,924 physicians by 2035.
Christine Jordan SextonDecember 15, 2021
8min1047
By 2035, researchers estimate Florida doctors will only be able to meet 76% demand for services.
Christine Jordan SextonJune 6, 2015
3min161
After making quick progress early on Saturday, legislative health care budget writers announced at 4 p.m. they won’t meet again until Sunday. House and Senate legislative leaders have agreed to pour $400 million in recurring general revenue into hospitals in an attempt to absorb the loss of $1 billion in supplemental Medicaid funding known as […]
Christine Jordan SextonJune 6, 20154min139
Budget conferees have agreed to target $400 million in recurring general revenue to hospitals and, as of Saturday morning, to not fund graduate medical education. Eliminating the funding — a $100 million concession for the Florida Senate — is a “work in progress” Sen. Rene Garcia said. Rep. Matt Hudson quickly agreed. “It’s certainly not off […]
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 25, 2015
4min186
While they are far apart on Medicaid funding, both the House and Senate budgets have money enough to fund more residency slots to train physicians to help abate a looming shortfall in specialties such as psychiatry, general surgery, thoracic surgery and rheumatology. The House budget appropriates nearly $3.8 million in total funds for graduate medical […]