Renzo DowneyDecember 17, 2019
4min534
SB 404 passed its first hurdle last week on a party-line vote.
Tag: House Health and Human Services Committee
Renzo DowneyDecember 17, 2019
Ryan NicolMarch 20, 2019
4min685
Sponsors say the legislation is aimed expanding access to health care.
Associated PressMarch 30, 2017
1min175
A Florida House panel has advanced a bill that puts state money into the operation of anti-abortion counseling services. The House Health and Human Services Committee pushed the bill (HB 969) to the full floor on Thursday. The bill is meant to structure a 12-year-old pregnancy services program offering women free counseling and prenatal services […]
Drew WilsonMarch 16, 2017
3min298
The House Health and Human Services Committee sent bills that would allow direct primary care agreements and overnight stays in ambulatory surgery centers to the House floor Thursday HB 161 would allow patients and their physicians to enter into direct primary care agreements, an alternative to traditional health care plans. Under such agreements, patients pay […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 17, 2016
9min290
The Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday voted 5-3 to approve a bill that targets funding for family planning and women’s health. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, says clinics that offer abortion services, like Planned Parenthood, are prohibited from receiving state funding. Laura Goodhue, executive director of the Florida Alliance […]
Associated PressFebruary 9, 2016
4min161
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal is deciding whether they should lift an order that blocked a state law requiring a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The three-judge panel heard arguments Tuesday from the attorney general’s office and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. The state filed the complaint after two judges blocked the […]
Guest AuthorJuly 22, 20155min216
Healthcare continues to be at the center of debate in Florida’s Capitol. But while many focus on the number of Floridians covered by some form of health insurance, equal attention should be paid to the factors driving the costs of delivering healthcare. These costs affect everyone: the insured, the uninsured, employers and the State. If […]
Christine Jordan SextonJune 2, 2015
8min200
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 […]