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Associated PressNovember 19, 2015

Florida hospitals paid for $1.5 billion in health costs for uninsured and underinsured patients last year. The Florida Hospital Association released its annual report Wednesday, noting it provided inpatient care for 2.7 million people and treated 9.5 million patients in emergency rooms in 2014. Hospitals contributed a total of $4.2 billion in community benefits, including […]

Guest AuthorNovember 2, 2015

If you believe that smoking cures cancer and rainfall is a fix for flooding, then Gov. Rick Scott has some health care proposals for you. Scott wants to foist a battery of new regulations onto about 129 hospitals across Florida in 2016 as a means of improving health care. He has proposed requiring them to […]

Guest AuthorNovember 1, 2015

If you believe that smoking cures cancer and rainfall is a fix for flooding, then Gov. Rick Scott has some health care proposals for you. Scott wants to foist a battery of new regulations onto about 129 hospitals across Florida in 2016 as a means of improving health care. He has proposed requiring them to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2015

The intense divide between the Florida House and Senate this year was so intense that House Speaker Steve Crisafulli led his members out of the chambers three days prematurely this past April, leading for the first of a series of special sessions in 2015. Speculation surfaced that the enmity between Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner was still present, […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 12, 2015

A recent Dana Summers political cartoon in the South Florida Sun Sentinel and other Tribune newspapers depicts in its first frame a thoughtful-looking Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama saying, “In light of the recent shootings, we need to think about guns and ask ourselves the obvious question.” Then, in the punchline frame, Clinton and […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 11, 2015

A recent Dana Summers political cartoon in the South Florida Sun Sentinel and other Tribune newspapers depicts in its first frame a thoughtful-looking Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama saying, “In light of the recent shootings, we need to think about guns and ask ourselves the obvious question.” Then, in the punchline frame, Clinton and […]

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2015

The rate of Floridians without health insurance dropped to 16.6 percent this past year. Figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that represents a drop of 3.4 percentage points from a rate of 20 percent in 2013. Despite the drop, Florida still had the third-highest rate of residents without health insurance. Only Texas […]

Associated PressAugust 27, 2015

Florida health officials said Wednesday they would give insurers a 7.7 percent rate increase in the fledgling Medicaid managed care program, in what has been a contentious battle among Gov. Rick Scott, the insurers and hospitals. The Republican governor lobbied hard to get federal approval for the statewide managed care program, which launched last year. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott gave Attorney General Pam Bondi a heads up on Monday that some of the 129 hospitals being audited for Medicaid fraud or waste could be referred to her office for criminal prosecution. Scott is on the warpath against hospitals that participate in the statewide Medicaid Managed Care program, concerned that some are over-billing […]

Associated PressAugust 4, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is blaming rising Medicaid expanses on President Obama’s health law, even though the state’s top economist said the two are not related. State economists estimated Tuesday that the Medicaid program will cost $577 million more in 2015-2016. That comes as health insurers are seeking a $400 million raise and a 12 […]

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Photo of Bob Graham at a Rick Scott State of the State address in 2013. Photo via the Florida Times-Union.

Florida hospitals say they spent $1.5B in charity care

Sarah Maricle Ayers: Rick Scott should stay out of hospitals’ business

Sarah Maricle Ayers: Rick Scott should stay out of hospitals’ business

Steve Crisafulli says it’s amazing “anything” gets passed in GOP-led Legislature

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Gun foes should “politicize” deaths

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Gun foes should “politicize” deaths

Rate of uninsured drops to 16.6 percent in Florida

Florida gives Medicaid insurers 7.7 percent rate increase

Gov. Rick Scott: Hospitals may be referred for fraud investigations

Who’s to blame for Florida’s rising Medicaid costs?