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Ryan RayJune 1, 2015

Health care committees in the House and Senate on Monday discussed the same proposal to expand health care access to the uninsured–SB 2A–in Florida. But it might not have sounded like it. In a “Tale of Two Cities”-esque tableau, the Senate discussed the bill for one hour before unanimously agreeing to pass it with sponsor […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 11, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott‘s blue ribbon health care and hospital commission meets in two weeks but the governor’s office remains quiet on the appointments. Scott created the commission via executive order this past week. The order doesn’t mention how many members would be on the commission or whether any would be lawmakers but it did note […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 8, 2015

Interest is mounting in Gov. Rick Scott‘s new healthcare commission. Sen. Eleanor Sobel is the latest to publicly announce her desire to serve on the commission and sent a press release announcing she is requesting Scott place her on the commission. The release notes with Sobel “you get a broad range of knowledge and experience […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 6, 2015

Sen. Rene Garcia sent Gov. Rick Scott a letter Wednesday expressing his interest in being on the new healthcare and hospital commission that Scott created through an executive order. “Our state is facing many critical health care challenges and our hospitals are an important partner in providing services to Floridians in need of medical treatment,” […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli late Thursday night apologized for a controversial Twitter post made by Rep. Matt Gaetz. Crisafulli said he “does not condone the Tweet by @MattGaetz. He is an agitator, yes, but not a racist. Please accept my apology to those offended.” Gaetz started a Twitter war Thursday afternoon after remarking that the Senate Democrats […]

Peter SchorschApril 23, 2015

As the 2015 legislative session winds down – and the state’s budget standoff heats up – money is on everyone’s mind. With that, the darkening prospects of the House and Senate settling differences over Medicaid expansion lead a casual (and maybe not so casual) observer to ask the obvious question. Why? Why is the Senate […]

Peter SchorschApril 23, 2015

As the 2015 legislative session winds down – and the state’s budget standoff heats up – money is on everyone’s mind. With that, the darkening prospects of the House and Senate settling differences over Medicaid expansion lead a casual (and maybe not so casual) observer to ask the obvious question. Why? Why is the Senate […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 23, 2015

With just eight days left in the 2015 Legislative Session, Gov. Rick Scott has turned up the heat on the Florida Senate. Scott called Democrat and Republican senators into his office on Wednesday to discuss his legislative priorities, such as tax cuts and increased spending for education. He also advised the senators that he could wield […]

Associated PressApril 21, 2015

Florida House leaders met behind closed doors Tuesday while Senate leaders held a special hearing in a last-ditch attempt to agree on Medicaid and finalize a budget as the need for a special session grew more imminent. Impassioned senators, including many Republicans, tried to put aside politics and put a human face on the bickering […]

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. […]

Tag: Rene Garcia

Dueling committee presentations on FHIX plan show merits of health care expansion all in the eye of the beholder

Hospital meeting 2 weeks away; still no word on Rick Scott’s appointments

Interest is mounting in Rick Scott’s healthcare/hospital commission

Rene Garcia wants in on Rick Scott’s healthcare, hospital commission

Steve Crisafulli apologizes for Matt Gaetz’s “disgraceful” tweet

Peter Schorsch: In the deadlock over the state budget, follow the money

For some Florida Senators, healthcare budget standoff isn’t business, it’s personal

Rick Scott turns up heat on Florida Senate, hospitals

Special session seems imminent as Medicaid fight continues

Senate grills, then confirms, AHCA Secretary Liz Dudek