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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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House and Senate budgets fund additonal residency slots for docs but target far less than what Scott wants

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While they are far apart on Medicaid funding, both the House and Senate budgets have money enough to fund more residency slots to train physicians to help abate a looming shortfall in specialties such as psychiatry, general surgery, thoracic surgery and rheumatology. The House budget appropriates nearly $3.8 million in total funds for graduate medical education. The Senate budget is nearly $1.27 million in total funds for training. Additionally, the Senate budget establishes a new graduate medical education or GME…

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