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Email insights: Jeff Atwater offers Floridians a different kind of Easter ‘hunt’

Published on March 25, 2016 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

For those celebrating Easter Sunday, one of the great traditions for children (and more than a few adults) is the Easter Egg hunt. As the faithful prepare with friends and family to celebrate a sunrise service or feast, a new email from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater reminds Floridians of a different kind of “hunt” – treasure hunts available anytime. “Our unclaimed property program offers an easy way to determine if we are holding funds in your name,” Atwater writes…

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Jeff Atwater praises Legislature for curbing “balance billing”

Published on March 11, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Drew Wilson

Florida CFO Jeff Atwater praised his colleagues in the Legislature Friday for passing HB 221, which curbs “balance billing” by Florida health insurance providers. “The Florida Legislature was tasked with striking a finely tuned and balanced solution to a multifaceted problem,” Atwater said. “While all sides of this health care community presented valid perspectives and strong opinions throughout the legislative process, I’m pleased that our legislative leaders kept consumers at the forefront of this conversation, ultimately removing them from this…

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Volunteer Florida, Uber collect 4,000 #SuitsForSession items for local job seekers

Published on March 3, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Tallahassee insiders across Leon County gave local job seekers a big helping hand this week by donating thousands of pieces of professional attire. In the first-ever #SuitsForSession, Volunteer Florida and Uber collected 4,023 donations Tuesday at both the Capitol and by Uber drivers picking up items across the county free of charge. Through the project, which asked for donations of gently used, high-quality clothing, volunteers collected 2,751 items for women, 851 articles of men’s clothing and 421 shoes, belts and…

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Florida House passes balance billing fix

Published on March 2, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

The Florida House of Representatives Wednesday passed its version of a measure aimed at protecting patients from the practice of “balance billing.” The bill (HB 221) was approved by an 116-1 vote, with only state Rep. Julio Gonzalez in opposition. The Venice Republican is an orthopedic surgeon. The legislation was a priority of CFO Jeff Atwater, who opposes balance billing. “To be balanced billed is to receive a request for payment from an out-of-network provider to cover the cost that your insurance company…

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Uber, Volunteer Florida team up to provide #SuitsForSession for the needy

Published on March 1, 2016 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

The popular ride-booking app Uber is teaming up with Volunteer Florida to help provide gently-used professional attire for unemployed or underemployed Floridians looking for a leg up when it comes to job interviews. The groups announced the new initiative – dubbed “#SuitsForSession” – in partnership with Dress For Success Tallahassee, Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend Inc., the Florida Department of Education’s Division of Blind Services. The well-dressed denizens of the Florida Capitol are encouraged to drop off surplus suits, dresses, and shoes from 9…

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Gov’t ops budgets inch toward reconciliation

Published on February 27, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

The Government Operations/General Government budget conference held its second meeting Saturday, as the sub-chairs for each chamber — Rep. Jeanette Nunez and Sen. Alan Hays — continued to wrangle spreadsheets and inch closer to squaring the $10 million in differences between their respective proposals. This time it was the House’s turn to respond to a Senate offer from earlier this morning, and Nunez made progress towards reconciling the outstanding line items, though they remain about $11.6 million apart. Major sticking points include some $7…

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Balance billing measure clears 2nd Senate panel

Published on February 16, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

A Senate panel on Tuesday OK’d a measure that would ban the practice of “balance billing,” when insurance companies often unexpectedly slam a customer with a high bill for using an out-of-network health care provider. The measure (SB 1442), carried by GOP state Sen. Rene Garcia of Hialeah, now moves from the Banking and Insurance Committee to Appropriations. The vote was unanimous: 11-0. Garcia’s aim is to get patients out from between the provider and the payer, meaning health insurance companies. A…

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Jeff Atwater - page 12

Email insights: Jeff Atwater offers Floridians a different kind of Easter ‘hunt’

Jeff Atwater praises Legislature for curbing “balance billing”

Volunteer Florida, Uber collect 4,000 #SuitsForSession items for local job seekers

Florida House passes balance billing fix

Uber, Volunteer Florida team up to provide #SuitsForSession for the needy

Gov’t ops budgets inch toward reconciliation

Balance billing measure clears 2nd Senate panel

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