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Michael MolineFebruary 14, 2018

Legislation to bar health insurers from retroactively denying claims passed the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday, after the sponsor promised to keep massaging language allowing insurers to tip off providers that a patient might not be covered. The committee had been poised to vote on updated language allowing insurers to inform doctors that a patient’s policy […]

Michael MolineApril 29, 2017

The main things separating the House and Senate on civil and criminal justice spending is whittling down Senate member projects and construction costs in the juvenile justice and prison systems. That’s according to Rep. Bill Hager, the lead House negotiator, speaking following a conference subcommittee hearing Saturday morning. “These are really not sticking points. It’s […]

Peter SchorschApril 28, 2016

Monday’s Cabinet meeting was nothing like any of the other meetings. It was dramatic, intense, awkward, and anticlimactic — all at the same time. After four interviews by candidates for the post of Insurance Commissioner, Gov. Rick Scott read from a prepared statement and moved to appoint Jeffrey Bragg—a man whose legal eligibility for the job continues […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 2016

A seven-hour Cabinet meeting ended this week with Gov. Rick Scott declining to second the motion made by CFO Jeff Atwater to appoint Rep. Bill Hager the state’s next Insurance Commissioner. Instead, the governor declared he would like to reopen the application process to solicit new candidates. As FloridaPolitics.com reported last month, 55 candidates applied for the […]

Guest AuthorMarch 4, 2014

Picture this: Middle-class parents save much of their adult lives to buy a home in a safe neighborhood in Florida, with a mortgage they can just barely afford. They move in with their children, pleased to have captured a bit of the American dream — and, most important, the safety of a good neighborhood for […]

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Insurance retroactive denial ban clears another House committee, despite qualms

House, Senate moving closer on civil and criminal justice spending

Peter Schorsch: Rick Scott, Cabinet continue to tussle over Insurance Commissioner

At this point, why would anyone apply to be Florida’s Insurance Commissioner?

Rep. Bill Hager: Bill addresses major problems created by certain ‘sober homes’