Tag: healthcare

Staff ReportsApril 12, 2017
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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 […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2016
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4min514
U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff touts his time as Chair of Gov. Rick Scott‘s Kabuki theater-style Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding as relevant experience to dealing with the Affordable Care Act and other complicated health care issues in Congress. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, just earlier this year Beruff said he knows “zero” about health care, […]

Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2016
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2min147
On Wednesday, the Senate passed an omnibus health care bill after approving a number of amendments. LobbyTools reports that the bill (HB 85) is now going back to the House. After several changes proposed by Sen. Don Gaetz, the bill now combines several House priorities with Senate plans. One substantial amendment from Gaetz rewrites the House […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 28, 2016
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8min243
Rick Scott is at it again, calling for more government meddling in health care, by featuring a plan for government-regulated prices on inpatient admissions, outpatient visits and other medical procedures. Scott may have consistently paid lip service to the idea of free-market competition, but in 2016, he has renewed a push for legislation that, if […]


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