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Jac VerSteegDecember 29, 2014

There is speculation that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s business ventures could be a drag on his presidential aspirations. Joseph Tanfani of the Los Angeles Times reported that Jeb, to reduce the chance that he will suffer the kind of attacks endured by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, is giving up gigs such as serving […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 29, 2014

There is speculation that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s business ventures could be a drag on his presidential aspirations. Joseph Tanfani of the Los Angeles Times reported that Jeb, to reduce the chance that he will suffer the kind of attacks endured by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, is giving up gigs such as serving […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 16, 2014

Attention, knee-jerk opponents of Obamacare: Be careful what you wish for. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the King vs. Burwell case in March 2015. It pits some sloppy statutory language in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) about who is or isn’t eligible for subsidies, against the obvious intent to offer subsidies to all uninsured […]

Christine Jordan SextonDecember 3, 2014

It’s not a state-created “exchange” as envisioned in the federal health law but it does want to be the “marketplace” where Floridians and small businesses go to purchase health insurance, including so-called Obamacare plans. Florida Health Choices — which has enrolled 49 people since past Spring when it first started offering discount medical plans and […]

Christine Jordan SextonNovember 18, 2014

Barring a major shift among Republicans it remains unlikely that Florida will move ahead with an expansion of Medicaid, a key component of Obamacare. Florida Gov. Rick Scott two years ago did a turnabout and came out in support of a limited Medicaid expansion for the working poor so long as the federal government paid […]

Guest AuthorNovember 18, 2014

“Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” Those sweeping words of the First Amendment are the crown jewels of our Bill of Rights, the equivalent of “Let freedom ring,” the bedrock of our Republic. If Americans cherish anything, it is their constitutional protection to speak their minds. But however […]

Guest AuthorNovember 17, 2014

A funny thing happened in Jan 2013. A Dr. Jonathan Gruber of MIT (now an “unperson” at the White House and Democrats who knew him so well), appeared via Skype at the Florida Senate Select Committee on Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act committee. I wrote at the time in a Florida Voices column, […]

Christine Jordan SextonNovember 10, 2014

The federal government is making available to consumers a new “window shopping” feature so they can compare plans days before the second round of open enrollment in Obamcare opens on Saturday. Beginning today, people can begin comparing federally approved health plans after entering the their zip codes in the retooled window shopping website. They can also […]

Christine Jordan SextonNovember 10, 2014

The federal government is making available to consumers a new “window shopping” feature so they can compare plans days before the second round of open enrollment in Obamcare opens on Saturday. Beginning today, people can begin comparing federally approved health plans after entering the their zip codes in the retooled window shopping website. They can also […]

Christine Jordan SextonNovember 8, 2014

The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday agreed to hear a lawsuit that challenges insurance subsidies made available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for those who purchase health insurance through a federal exchange. The case-King v Burwell-challenges the legality of the premium subsidies in states–such as Florida– that did not […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Jeb's business ties won't matter in 2016

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Jeb’s business ties won’t matter in 2016

Daniel Tilson: Beware of what would replace Obamacare

Slow-starting Health Choices looks to grow enrollment by offering Obamcare plans

Medicaid expansion not likely, legislative leaders say

Stephen Goldstein: Democrats must become better liars than Republicans

Henry Kelley: Liberals were lied to about the benefits of Obamacare

Feds release revamped “window shopping” tool for upcoming Obamacare open enrollment

Feds release revamped "window shopping" tool for upcoming Obamacare open enrollment

SCOTUS agrees to hear Obamacare challenge; how this will impact Florida