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Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 5, 2015

A senior advisor to President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed optimism that Florida would take the plunge and expand Medicaid and praised the state for leading the nation in the number of Obamacare enrollees. “We are seeing increasing willingness to expand Medicaid,” said White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. “We hope that there’s increasing pressure on […]

Marc YachtFebruary 2, 2015

When King Arthur is about to marry Guinevere, the song notes, “I wonder what the king is doing tonight.” A good question to those who built their house of cards selling the “Big Government is Bad” idea. This effective anti-government campaign plays on fears that those awful tax-and-spend liberals will reach deeper into voters’ pockets. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2015

Presidential elections only come around once every four years, and the Oscars don’t pull in the numbers nearly like they used to, so the Super Bowl has become truly the premiere American event over the past few decades. And that event is much longer than the 3 1/2 hours that the game is actually played on […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 29, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott released his $77 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-16 on Wednesday that is built in part on the assumption that Florida will receive $2 billion in federal health care dollars to help treat the poor and underinsured, mostly at Florida hospitals. Addressing a group of reporters at The Associated Press […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2015

Indiana has become the latest state to expand its Medicaid program through the Affordable Care Act, as yet another Republican governor agreed to accept federal dollars to extend government health coverage to low-income state residents. If you’re scoring at home, the Hoosier State is now the 13th to expand Medicaid under a GOP governor. Altogether, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2015

Indiana has become the latest state to expand its Medicaid program through the Affordable Care Act, as yet another Republican governor agreed to accept federal dollars to extend government health coverage to low-income state residents. If you’re scoring at home, the Hoosier State is now the 13th to expand Medicaid under a GOP governor. Altogether, […]

Melissa RossJanuary 27, 2015

UF Health in Jacksonville is just about to open a satellite hospital on the city’s Northside with 92 beds and cutting-edge specialties sure to be welcomed by underserved neighborhoods far from the nearest ER. The move is seen as not only a boon for the growing Northside, but also a way for UF Health (formerly […]

Melissa RossJanuary 27, 2015

UF Health in Jacksonville is just about to open a satellite hospital on the city’s Northside with 92 beds and cutting-edge specialties sure to be welcomed by underserved neighborhoods far from the nearest ER. The move is seen as not only a boon for the growing Northside, but also a way for UF Health (formerly […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 15, 2015

Medicaid planning companies cannot use legal kits to advise Floridians on Medicaid planning under an advisory opinion approved by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday. “Unless the client establishes an independent attorney-client relationship with the attorney, payment from the client is directly to the attorney, and the initial determination that the particular legal document or […]

Daniel TilsonJanuary 11, 2015

Late last week a statewide alliance of nonprofit advocacy organizations used a “Day of Action” in Tallahassee, Tampa, Orlando and Miami to call for an end to the Florida Legislature’s inaction on health insurance coverage expansion in Florida. All Floridians of good conscience now need to join that clarion call, for social progress. The goal […]

Tag: Medicaid

Feds hope there's pressure to expand Medicaid, White House senior advisor says

Marc Yacht: I wonder what Republicans are doing tonight

Mitch Perry Report for 1.30.15 -So when does the Super Bowl come back to Tampa?

Rick Scott builds health care budget with $2 billion in money that may not be there

Mitch Perry Report for 1.28.15 – Indiana's Mike Pence becomes the latest GOP gov to expand Medicaid

Mitch Perry Report for 1.28.15 – Indiana’s Mike Pence becomes the latest GOP gov to expand Medicaid

As pressure builds to expand Medicaid, state's safety-net hospitals feel the pinch

As pressure builds to expand Medicaid, state’s safety-net hospitals feel the pinch

No kits! Florida Supreme Court approves new rules on Medicaid planning

Daniel Tilson: Florida deserves health care expansion compromise in 2015