Florida Medical Association establishes new, million-dollar political committee

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With a wide-range of issues impacting its members coming up before the Florida Legislature and an increasing number of competitive legislative seats up for grabs this election cycle, the Florida Medical Association has established a new political committee and have already raised over $1 million to fund it.

Last week, the FMA opened a new political committee, Better Florida Fund Corp. The new political committee has an initial contribution of $1,250,000. 

“I think the creation of this new political committee speaks for itself,” said Timothy J. Stapleton, FMA Executive Vice President. ”The doctors are energized in a way that I have never seen them in the last decade. The FMA plans to be very active this election cycle.” 

Under debate in the Legislature this year are scope-of-practice issues, as well as proposals to expand the use of telemedicine, which involves physicians providing care remotely through telecommunications and Internet technology. 

 

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.