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Senate Insurance Panel OKs FMA’s ‘Right Medicine, Right Time Act’

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The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee gave the green light to the Florida Medical Association’s top priority: a bill that precludes insurance companies and HMOs from limiting direct access to medications without prior approval from a government-housed clinical committee. It’s being called the “Right Medicine, Right Time Act” and it most likely will be the center of the biggest tussle between the physician and insurance industries for the 2015 session. Under the provisions in the bill an insurer and its…

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Same-sex bathroom bill moves through first committee stop

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Despite opposition from numerous equality, healthcare and social service groups, a bill making it illegal to use a restroom designated for the opposite sex was voted “favorable” during its first committee stop Wednesday. The Single-Sex Public Facilities bill proposed by South Florida Republican Frank Artiles passed the House Civil Justice Subcommittee 9-4 after countless speakers flooded the meeting. Pegged a pro-privacy, public safety effort aimed at curbing sexual assault in restrooms, members of the subcommittee acknowledged that it does come with some…

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Kathy Castor on LIP program and observing the ACA on trial at the Supreme Court

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Gov. Rick Scott said today that if the state and the federal government can’t come to an agreement on Florida’s Low Income Pool (LIP) program, he won’t supplement the program with state funds. “Florida taxpayers fund our federal government and deserve to get a return on their investment,” Scott wrote in a letter to President Obama. “Moreover, we have worked hard to turn Florida’s economy around and cannot afford to fund programs started by the federal government.” The $2 billion…

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Disagreement surfaces over follow-up to Gerald Bailey firing

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Disagreement is surfacing between Florida Gov. Rick Scott and other members of the Florida Cabinet over how to proceed in the aftermath of Scott’s controversial firing of Florida Department of Law Enforcement Chief Gerald Bailey. Aides to Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said in a Cabinet aides meeting Wednesday that the governor’s office is moving too fast in developing standards for evaluating the performance of state agencies. The move to set…

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4th Floor Files talks to Albert Balido about realism, Sine Die parties and being yourself

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The newest chapter of the “4th Floor Files” features Albert Balido, principal founder of the Tallahassee-based Anfield Consulting. Balido’s boutique public affairs firm represents a wide range of interests, including Florida Crystals, the Cities of Miami and Frostproof, Hewlett Packard Co., the Florida Education Association and the Southern Poverty Law Center, to name a few. Significant other? Children? Grand kids? Married 11 years to Noreen Reboso. One child, an English Bulldog named Doughnut. In 25 words or less, explain what you…

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PSCU chair announces new direction, thanks Mike Kelly for service

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PSCU, the nation’s leading provider of services to credit unions, announced a renewed company focus during the search for a replacement for former CEO Michael Kelly. In a statement released today, PSCU Chairman of the Board Mike Valentine outlined a new strategy under the temporary leadership of Tom Gandre, who had served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Valentine also expressed appreciation for Kelly, who left after four years as CEO, saying he “transformed the business model and…

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Jeb Bush asks donors to keep it ‘under $1 million’ for now

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Jeb Bush has what some would see as a strange request for wealthy donors to his Right to Rise super PAC; please keep it under $1 million, for now. The self-imposed limit, writes Matea Gold of The Washington Post, could be the first time any presidential hopeful has asked supporters to hold back on contributions. Bush advisers were concerned that the enormous donations from a select few ultra-rich individuals would overshadow the efforts to build as broad a base as possible…

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