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Drew WilsonSeptember 4, 2018

Gainesville Democrats held a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon where they lambasted Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis’ record of voting against health care protections during his three terms in Congress. Alachua County Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair Cynthia Chestnut, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, City Commissioner David Arreola, Florida’s 3rd Congressional District nominee Yvonne Hayes Hinson […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine, bouyed to the top of the Democratic heap in the latest poll, is launching a new TV commercial that appears aimed at showdowns with Republicans and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, rather than his Aug. 28 primary opponents. The new 30-second spot “The Challenge,” launched Friday, appears more focused on Aug. 29 […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2018

Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action PAC are launching a new $1.1 million digital ad campaign to blanket the internet with a new advertisement hitting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott for refusing to expand Medicaid in Florida and charging that he opposes mandatory insurance coverage of people with pre-existing conditions. The first […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King on Thursday morning unveiled his full health care platform, which includes accepting Medicaid expansion, pushing insurers to compete more, and making it easier for doctors to provide telemedicine. King also announced the start of a campaign tour to promote the plan. It kicks off with several stops in St. Petersburg this […]

Drew WilsonJune 25, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is out with a new ad for his gubernatorial campaign detailing his plan to fix Florida’s health care system. The 30-second spot, “Remedy,” is Levine’s first ad covering health care since he hit radio in the early phase of his campaign with English- and Spanish-language ads encouraging listeners to […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is launching her second television commercial today — once again only in Tampa Bay and Orlando — and pushing hard for Medicaid expansion in Florida. Her latest 30-second spot, “Absolute,” begins like a dramatic movie trailer with pounding music and flashing images of Tallahassee and someone being rushed on a […]

Drew WilsonJune 12, 2018

Florida Democrats held the first in a series of planned stops in a statewide “Medicaid Expansion Tour” at Gainesville City Hall Monday afternoon. The Florida Democratic Party event drew Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, City Commissioner David Arreola, Alachua County Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair Cynthia Chestnut and Senate District 8 candidate Kayser Enneking to expound on what […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham pledged Tuesday to do whatever is possible to expand Medicaid in Florida including getting behind a Constitutional amendment drive if she, as governor, cannot convince the Florida Legislature to accept the federal program. Graham met Tuesday with a roundtable of health care leaders at the Florida Hospital Association offices in […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2018

Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson sat with a room full of public health officials Tuesday morning who declared that Florida is suffering through a crisis of health-care access and he put the blame squarely on his Republican rival in this year’s election, Gov. Rick Scott. Nelson, holding a roundtable on health care in Orlando […]

Scott PowersMay 22, 2018

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday blasted “the government of my state, the state of Florida,” for not expanding Medicaid, during a speech on the Senate floor. Nelson did not name names beyond that, but his reference to the government could be directed at his opponent in this year’s U.S. Senate election, Gov. […]

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Gainesville Democrats hit Ron DeSantis’ healthcare record

Philip Levine launches new ad that looks beyond primary

Democratic PACs hitting Rick Scott on Medicaid, pre-existing conditions

Chris King’s health care plan expands Medicaid, boosts telemedicine

Philip Levine talks Medicaid expansion, pre-existing conditions in new ad

Gwen Graham’s new TV spot focuses on Medicaid expansion

Florida Democrats launch Medicaid expansion tour

Gwen Graham would seek Constitutional amendment if needed to expand Medicaid

Bill Nelson says Rick Scott to blame for ‘Florida health care crisis’

Bill Nelson blasts government of Florida for not expanding Medicaid