Ryan NicolMarch 3, 2021
4min847
Democrats question motives behind the measure.
Tag: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Ryan NicolMarch 3, 2021
Staff ReportsNovember 7, 2019
4min412
HB 177 would require repository sites to document each donation and submit a monthly report.
Ryan NicolApril 8, 2019
4min289
The bill was previously bumped because of time constraints.
Ryan NicolMarch 20, 2019
4min685
Sponsors say the legislation is aimed expanding access to health care.
Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 2018
3min422
The Florida Chamber of Commerce is releasing an ad this week targeting a senate bill it says will cause auto insurance rates to skyrocket. “Caution alert: Florida state senators want to pass a new law making you pay more for your car insurance,” the ad states. “The bill will force you to pay more for […]
Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2017
6min256
Some feathers may have been ruffled in Wednesday’s Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, as the committee discussed, and later adopted, budget recommendations that will almost surely be included in the Senate’s budget. One big ticket item up for discussion was whether a plan, known as the prospective payment plan, that would fundamentally […]
Michael MolineFebruary 15, 2017
3min269
Gov. Rick Scott‘s proposal to cut Medicaid reimbursement payments to profitable hospitals that stint on charity care may run into trouble in the Senate. During hearings Wednesday before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, members including Chairwoman Anitere Flores raised objections. “The governor’s office has made some assumptions, based on the fact that some […]
Christine Jordan SextonMay 6, 2015
2min276
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,” […]