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House will tackle certificate of need, malpractice in 2016, Jason Brodeur says

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At the last regularly scheduled meeting of the 2015 session for his committee, House Health & Human Services Committee Chairman Jason Brodeur dropped a bomb and announced that the chamber would next year tackle some of the thorniest issues in health care: certificate of need (CON), insurance mandates and medical malpractice. The news puts most healthcare professionals and their respective lobbyists on notice that 2016 will be a bumpy ride. Certificate of need is a regulatory process to control the costs of…

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State lawmakers honored as epilepsy ‘Champions of the Heart’

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The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) recognized six Florida lawmakers this week for their efforts in helping individuals and families touched by epilepsy. The EFOF “Champions of the Heart” are state Sens. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg, Rene Garcia of Hialeah and Denise Grimsley from Sebring, and state Reps. Katie Edwards of Plantation, Matt Gaetz of Shalimar and Matt Hudson from Naples. They were all honored at a reception in Tallahassee Tuesday evening. A devastating neurological disease, epilepsy affects as many as 400,000 Floridians,…

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Hospital taxing districts could face penalties if they can’t settle claims in 60 days under House bill

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Health care has been extremely partisan in the Legislature these days but there was an unusual bipartisan concern expressed over a bill that would limit a taxing district’s authority to levy ad valorem taxes if they have too many outstanding unpaid claims. The bill cleared the committee but Republicans and Democrats both expressed concerns that the measure, HB 7115, is punitive to hospital taxing districts, whether they are independent districts or  dependent districts. The bill, to date, has no Senate…

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Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn’t be playing chicken with health care for the poor

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Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than $2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday. Nelson’s blunt message–which he delivered to both House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner–wasn’t reflected by House Republicans in their debate about…

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How do hospitals fare under new Senate plan? Check and see

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In hopes of hanging on to a $2 billion pool of supplemental Medicaid dollars the state uses to help fund hospitals, federally qualified health centers, HMOs and other parts of Florida’s healthcare delivery system, the Florida Senate late last week proposed a new plan that it hopes the federal government will approve. So, just how much can hospitals expect to get under a redesigned Low Income Pool, or LIP  formula?  A spreadsheet released by the Senate late Friday showed that, if…

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House releases health care budget with no supplemental funds and deep staff cuts at Dept. of Health

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The House released a health care budget on March 17 that contains no supplemental Medicaid dollars traditionally used to help pay hospitals, federally qualified health centers, graduate medical education and even prepaid health plans. House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Matt Hudson said it would be “premature” for the House to include supplemental, or Low Income Pool, dollars in the budget given the fact the federal government has not approved the continuation of the program beyond June 30. Nevertheless,…

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State Medicaid chief wants to have tentative agreement with feds by mid April

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Florida’s top Medicaid official said on Tuesday he wants to have a tentative agreement with the federal government on how much Florida can expect to receive in supplemental Medicaid dollars by early to mid April. Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Justin Senior told Florida Politics that the plan is to have a letter of agreement outlining broad principles — such as the amount of supplemental funding and how long the funding will be in effect for — so the House and Senate can…

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