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Christine Jordan SextonMay 26, 2015

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The Florida Senate will alter its health care access proposal to allow those who would qualify under an expanded Medicaid program to purchase their health plans from the federal health exchange instead of requiring the newly insured to enroll in a Medicaid HMO. In a news release, Senate Health Policy Committee Chairman Sen. Aaron Bean […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 15, 2015

The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee voted 8-1 to approve Liz Dudek‘s appointment as head of the state Agency for Health Care Administration but only after she answered more than an hour’s worth of questions regarding Low Income Pool funding, Medicaid expansion and how negotiations are evolving with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 8, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy made a visit to the Senate Democratic Caucus Wednesday morning and told members to hold the line on Medicaid expansion because it it’s a key component of the federal Affordable Care Act. Murphy said the Senate FHIX plan is “not perfect” but said the chamber was working in a bipartisan way to […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 7, 2015

The Senate Health Policy Committee on Tuesday delayed Department of Health Secretary John Armstrong‘s confirmation after he refused to answer Medicaid questions. Panel members asked him whether expanding Medicaid would improve Floridians’ health care outcomes or whether he supported the Senate’s alternative proposal to expand Medicaid. Sen. Aaron Bean asked Armstrong to return soon and […]

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Senate health plan now would allow enrollees to go straight to federal health exchanges

Senate grills, then confirms, AHCA Secretary Liz Dudek

Patrick Murphy tells Senate Democrats “its critical” to hold the line on Medicaid expansion

Medicaid questions stall John Armstrong’s confirmation in Senate