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Christine Jordan SextonApril 29, 2015

With little fanfare, the Senate on Wednesday approved appointees to the boards of medicine, nursing, podiatry, dentistry, chiropractic medicine and physical therapy, among others. The boards are located within the Florida Department of Health and are charged with regulating health care professionals. The Senate had not, however, moved to confirm the Secretary of the Florida […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 13, 2015

Nurses will be authorized to order in a hospital setting under a bill approved at the last Senate Finance and Tax Committee of the regular 2015 session. The bill — CS/CS/SB 532 — allows an advanced registered nurse practitioner to order any medication — including a controlled substance — for administration to a patient in […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 10, 2015

Elizabeth “Liz” Dudek, a longtime state health care planner and administrator and now head of the state’s Medicaid agency, will appear before the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee when it meets Wednesday. Though it’s Dudek’s second step in the Senate confirmation process, it’s the first time she’ll appear before the Senate since her boss, Gov. […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 23, 2015

The Senate Health Policy Committee on Monday gave the nod to a bill that would restrict contact lens manufacturers from preventing retailers from selling or advertising contact lenses below a set price. The bill, SB 1400 by Sen. Tom Lee, brought lobbyists from Las Vegas, Utah, and Washington, leading former Senate President Don Gaetz to joke that […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 23, 2015

Florida physicians have friends in the Senate. The Senate Health Policy Committee took up and passed out a priority bill for the Florida Medical Association over the strong objections of Associated Industries of Florida as well as the Florida Association of Health Plans. But the majority of those who attended the committee meeting on Monday […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 23, 2015

Florida physicians have friends in the Senate. The Senate Health Policy Committee took up and passed out a priority bill for the Florida Medical Association over the strong objections of Associated Industries of Florida as well as the Florida Association of Health Plans. But the majority of those who attended the committee meeting on Monday […]

Ryan RayMarch 5, 2015

After hearing yesterday from a panel of Florida health care experts as well as some from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence‘s administration, the Senate Health Policy Committee led by Chairman Sen. Aaron Bean has filed a proposal Thursday night to accept federal funds to extend Medicaid coverage to Florida’s nearly 1 million uninsured. The plan would create a Florida Health […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Tag: Senate Health Policy Committee

Senate OKs DOH appointees, but not chief

Nurses can order meds in inpatient settings under bill approved by Senate panel

Ethics and Elections considers Liz Dudek’s confirmation next week

Eyeball Wars II: Senate OKs bills letting retailers set price for contacts

Senate is “right place” for Florida Medical Association’s top priority

Senate is "right place" for Florida Medical Association's top priority

Senate Health Policy Committee files Medicaid expansion proposal

Aaron Bean's back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte's Web

Aaron Bean’s back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte’s Web