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Gov. Scott tells Legislature: Get a Medicaid block grant

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Gov. Rick Scott wants a Medicaid block grant. That was the governor’s message in a gaggle with reporters on Tuesday to discuss his meeting with Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on Wednesday. The governor said he hopes the federal government will reconsider its decision on Low Income Pool funding so the state can prepare a budget for the upcoming year. Scott said the government should continue the program because it helps low-income people. When…

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On-again, off-again LIP talks with federal government on again, says Liz Dudek

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Despite a looming lawsuit — and the meltdown of this year’s legislative session–Florida’s top healthcare official said that the state is talking again with its federal counterparts. Liz Dudek, the secretary for the Agency for Health Care Administration, told reporters on Tuesday that her agency had a “brief conversation” this week with federal officials. Dudek said the purpose of the call was to let the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services know that the state has held three public hearings…

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Cabinet OKs Rick Scott agency heads, will follow new hiring guidelines

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The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to Gov. Rick Scott’s recommended appointments for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Environmental Protection. However, the Cabinet also made clear that it will do an official search for those positions that follows the hiring process for Cabinet-level positions. The Cabinet is slated to approve the hiring process later in the day. The Cabinet agreed to a May 31 deadline for any interested applicant to apply for the positions and set…

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Andy Gardiner defends Senate record, Rick Scott appoints two more agency heads

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Rick Scott reappointed 16 state agency executives by late Monday, all of whom failed to be confirmed by the Florida Senate this spring. Scott reappointed Jon Steverson as interim Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary and appointed Rick Swearingen as an interim Executive Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Those agencies report to the Florida Cabinet which also must approve the appointment. The Cabinet will meet tomorrow to act on those appointments. They will follow guidelines…

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What’s the aftermath of King v Burwell? Column offers ‘pedestrian view’

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The Supreme Court of the United States has never had such a central role in the healthcare system as it recently has. First in 2012, when it was asked to decide whether the federal healthcare law is constitutional, and again now as the court prepares to issue a ruling in the second challenge to the law, King v Burwell. Paul H. Keckley, managing director in the Navigant Healthcare Practice, offers a “pedestrian view” of the practical implications of the court’s…

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Mike Fasano to Tallahassee: My office will be open, how about yours?

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Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano wants to know what plan the Florida Department of Highway and Safety & Motor Vehicles has if the state has to shut down because of a budget impasse. Fasano — a former lawmaker — sent a letter to Executive Director Terry Rhodes on May 4 questioning what plan will be in place if the state doesn’t have a budget on July 1. Fasano said he had concerns about the operation of his office as…

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Gov. Scott reappoints 14 agency heads for another year despite Senate snub

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Gov. Rick Scott on Monday reappointed 14 men and women as directors of state agencies despite the Florida Senate refusing to confirm them during the regular session. The agencies run the gamut from Department of Economic Opportunity to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to the State Technology Agency. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Richard L. Swearingen and Department of Environmental Protection Jonathon Paul Steverson are not included in Scott’s press release. Both of those appointments require both Cabinet…

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