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Rick Scott’s office on health care funding: “we are continuing to watch the process”

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After making quick progress early on Saturday, legislative health care budget writers announced at 4 pm they wouldn’t meet again until Sunday. House and Senate legislative leaders have agreed to pour $400 million in recurring general revenue into hospitals in an attempt to absorb the loss of $1 billion in supplemental Medicaid dollars known as Low Income Pool. It’s a move that could put the Legislature at odds with Gov. Rick Scott who has said he doesn’t want to “backfill”…

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Chambers agree to $400 million in general revenue to hospitals, zero for doctor training (for now)

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Budget conferees have agreed to target $400 million in recurring general revenue to hospitals — and, as of Saturday morning, to not fund graduate medical education. Eliminating the funding is a “work in progress” Sen. Rene Garcia said. And Rep. Matt Hudson quickly agreed. “It’s certainly not off the table and both chambers recognize the importance of GME. I think it’s also important to both chambers we address some of the physician shortfall across the state.” The agreement on LIP has…

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Budget deal increases health care funding by $450 million, mostly recurring, general revenue dollars

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The House on Friday rejected a Senate-driven health care expansion plan, passed a $300 million tax reduction package and capped the day by releasing the allocations that tell the story behind the budget deal that was agreed to by the Legislature this week. Working through staff, legislative leaders reached a deal on how to divide nearly $28.9 billion between health care, education, transportation and the environment, the majority of which is recurring. The agreement puts $8.7 billion in health care…

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House rejects FHIX plan on a near partisan vote, four Rs cross lines and vote with Democrats

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After more than six hours of debate the Florida House of Representatives on Friday shot down a bipartisan proposal to expand access to health care to hundreds of thousands of Floridians by a 41-72 vote, bringing to an end the issue that brought the regular 2015 session to a grinding halt and had Republicans fighting Republicans. It was a mostly partisan vote but four Republicans did join forces with Democrats to support the measure: Reps. Ray Pilon, Shawn Harrison, Rene…

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Senate names budget conferees and the winners are…

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The Senate released a list of budget conferees late Friday. General Members/At large members Tom Lee, Chair Lizbeth Benacquisto, Vice Chair Anitere Flores, At Large Bill Galvano, At Large Denise Grimsley, At Large Arthenia Joyner, At Large Gwen Margolis, At Large Garrett Richter, At Large David Simmons, At Large Chris Smith, At Large The Confernece Committee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Jack Latvala, Chair Jeff Brandes Jeff Clemens Nancy Detert Miguel Diaz de la Portilla Audrey Gibson Dorothy Hukill…

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Finally… chambers set for Saturday conference on budget starting at 9 am

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The Florida Senate was in for less than five minutes on Friday before adjourning. Senate President Andy Gardiner announced that the House and Senate had agreed to budget allocations and that the two chambers would beging hammering out the differences in the proposed spending plans for the 2015-16 fiscal year beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Those were the only details that Gardiner, or his usually chatty budget chair state Sen. Tom Lee, divulged early Friday. In other words, they didn’t…

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Federal judge schedules hearing on Rick Scott’s Low Income Pool lawsuit

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A federal court in Pensacola has scheduled a hearing on Gov. Rick Scott‘s lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and preliminary injunction to require the federal government to keep Low Income Pool funding at more than $2 billion. The hearing in Scott v. Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled for June 19, one day before the scheduled end of the 2015A special session on health care and the budget. Chief Judge Casey M Rodgers issued…

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