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House prepares to deliberate its healthcare ‘cost containment’ bills next week

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While the Senate pushed increasing access to health care for the uninsured during the 2015 legislative session, the Florida House steadfastly refused to discuss it, saying the underlying problems in the healthcare system and Florida’s high uninsured population were due to the steep costs of health care. After debating the Senate FHIX proposal for 2.5 hours on Thursday, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said his chamber was prepared to take up several bills next week that will lower the costs of health care.…

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FloridaStrong group sends blast email to House members calling out Richard Corcoran

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The Florida House of Representatives is expected on Friday to kill a bill that would provide access to health care for uninsured Floridians by tapping into Medicaid dollars available under the federal healthcare law, often called Obamacare. But that isn’t stopping a group calling itself FloridaStrong from trying to ferret out what it claims is misleading information about the proposal said on the House floor by state Rep. Richard Corcoran. “Rep. Richard Corcoran falsely claims in his political propaganda that…

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As attendance wanes, Rick Scott’s healthcare commission prepares for ‘Transparency Tour’

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The Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding met in the bowels of the Capitol in Tallahassee on Thursday morning with a spate of audience members looking on while those with an interest in the healthcare debate watched the House of Representatives take up a bill to bring more Medicaid dollars into the state to fund healthcare access. Meeting in the Cabinet room in the basement of the Capitol, the commission heard presentations from the Agency for Health Care Administration staff…

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Medicaid expansion would trim $790 million in uncompensated care in Florida, White House report says

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As the House prepares to debate — and most likely vote down — the Senate’s plan to expand access to health care, the White House Council of Economic Advisors released an analysis that shows expansion would reduce the state’s uncompensated care costs by $790 million in 2016. The report also shows that expanding coverage would result in an estimated 100,000 additional Floridians reporting being in good health and 69,000 fewer residents would suffer depression. The findings in the report — dubbed Missed Opportunities: The Consequences…

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Insurers prepare for Irma aftermath

Insurance companies are prepared to meet Floridians’ needs after Hurricane Irma, state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Insurance Commissioner

Senate ready to roll on budget over the weekend

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With the drama over health care playing out according to the expected script, the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is finally ready to pivot to passing a new state budget. The Senate on Wednesday passed its healthcare coverage bill and sent it over to the House where it is anticipated that chamber will vote down the legislation. Despite the bitter debate over the healthcare bill, the two chambers must begin work on the must-pass bill of the year: the General Appropriations Act.…

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Senate passes healthcare bill by 33-3 vote

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It was not unanimous but the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill off the floor to use Medicaid dollars under the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, to expand access to health care for low-income uninsured Floridians. Passed by a 33-3 vote, SB 2A was amended and debated the same day so it could be sent to the House of Representatives, which remains steadfast in its opposition to the measure. But bill sponsor state Sen. Aaron Bean said he…

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A Healthy Florida Works drops faux newspaper mailer to 500K voters

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A faux newspaper dubbed the Florida Capitol Times should arrive today in the mailboxes of 500,000 voters in swing districts across the state. The mailer was sent by the group called A Healthy Florida Works, said Jennifer Fennell, a spokesperson for the group, which is affiliated with Associated Industries of Florida.  The Florida Hospital Association — one of the most vocal proponents of tapping into federal dollars to expand health care — also is a member of the coalition, which is supporting…

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