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As Rick Scott travels to D.C. for hospital transparency talk, he again pushes price-fixing proposal at home

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Rick Scott is at it again, calling for more government meddling in health care, by featuring a plan for government-regulated prices on inpatient admissions, outpatient visits and other medical procedures. Scott may have consistently paid lip service to the idea of free-market competition, but in 2016, he has renewed a push for legislation that, if passed, could lead to “competition-killing price caps” on Florida hospitals. Coincidentally, the new effort comes just as the governor visits Washington D.C. this week to…

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Today on Context Florida: Seminole Compact, fee-for-service, off island in Key West and LIFO ban

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Today on Context Florida: Jac VerSteeg talks about state Sen. Joe Abruzzo’s ‘wide open’ alternative to the Seminole Compact, which may be under consideration if the Legislature refuses to ratify Rick Scott’s deal with the Tribe. Abruzzo says: “In looking at this and all the moving parts and how difficult this issue is, we hear a lot about the compact and a lot about parity and things of that nature …What if we just looked at giving parity to all the…

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Why Obamacare is good even when it sucks

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It’s no secret to anyone who has followed my work over the past several years that I’ve typically fallen on the defense side of the Affordable Care Act. I read it. All of it. And that’s no easy feat. My guess is, some of the staunchest Obamacare haters haven’t read all of it. I’ve defended the law because, in theory, it is a good law. Expanding health care to more people, that’s a good thing. Eliminating pre-existing condition provisions, great.…

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Email insights: “Unprecedented demand” for coverage through HealthCare.gov

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Ahead of a Tuesday deadline, the White House is rolling out an Obamacare enrollment push this week, touting a sign-up contest and messaging hard with interviews and e-blasts. “There are less than two days remaining for consumers to sign up for coverage that starts on January 1 through HealthCare.gov and we are seeing unprecedented demand,” emailed Lori Lodes, director of the Office Of Communications with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “The energy is outpacing where we were last year ahead…

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With little fanfare, Marco Rubio single-handedly sabotages Affordable Care Act

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Quietly, with little fanfare, Marco Rubio has single-handedly shaken the foundation of the Affordable Care Act, putting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law into question. First reported by Robert Pear of The New York Times, the Florida senator and presidential candidate last year slipped in a little-noticed provision into a massive spending bill, which became the first substantive move toward dismantling Obamacare. The measure, attacking the “risk corridor provision” of the ACA, may have garnered little attention for Rubio,…

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Florida Chamber unveils ambitious plan for job growth, diversified economy in 2016

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Florida’s Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the upcoming Legislative Session with a new blueprint for the effort to advance jobs, economic growth and opportunity in the Sunshine State. Now entering its 100th year, the Chamber unveiled its 2016 Legislative Agenda during a Tuesday news conference at the Florida Capitol. The Florida Legislature is scheduled to convene its 2016 Regular Session Jan. 12. Presenting the agenda was Chamber President and CEO Mark Wilson, Chamber Chairwoman Tracy Duda Chapman, senior…

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Today on Context Florida: Sen. Jeb Bush, Rick Scott & hospital regulations and academic librarians

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Today on Context Florida: As the prospects for President Jeb Bush fade, Jac VerSteeg says his fans should consider a fallback plan: U.S. Sen. Jeb Bush, R-Florida. That goal has many advantages. It allows Jeb to concentrate on a single state, and a state that knows him better than Iowa or New Hampshire. He has higher name recognition in Florida than any of the potential Republican or Democratic candidates, even though he has not stood for election in Florida since 2002.…

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