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No supplemental Medicaid funds in House healthcare budget

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The House released a healthcare budget on Tuesday that has no supplemental Medicaid dollars to help pay hospitals, federally qualified health centers, graduate medical education and even prepaid health plans. House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman state 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, 2015. Hudson said as…

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Legislature struggles to build budget without clear direction on LIP funding

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Florida’s GOP legislative leaders remain at odds over how to solve the state’s $2 billion problem with its program to help out hospitals. But as the House and Senate prepare to roll out competing versions of a new state budget  there’s no clear signs of how the two chambers plan to deal with the potential loss of federal aid that helps fund the low-income pool program. The House is taking the first steps. On Tuesday a budget committee will take…

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Legislative heavyweights slim down as part of ‘Biggest Loser’ competition

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Legislative heavyweights lined up outside the Third Floor Capitol Clinic on Monday. The four most influential legislators in health care — Reps. Jason Brodeur and Matt Hudson and Sens. Rene Garcia and Aaron Bean–weren’t talking Low Income Pool, telemedicine, Medicaid expansion, or any other health care issues, though. They lined up to weigh in and compete in the 2015 Biggest Loser Contest. Modeled after the popular TV series the Tallahassee Biggest Loser Contest encourages those in the legislative process –either…

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Rick Scott warns Barack Obama that he won’t use state dollars to ‘backfill’ LIP loss

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Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to the President Barack Obama Wednesday advising the president that he will not use state dollars to “backfill” any loss of federal “low income pool” or LIP money used to both help fund health-care programs and train doctors. Gov. Scott assumed the funds would be intact when he crafted his proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, despite being told last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the program would expire June…

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Most Florida legislators say yes to free or deeply discounted health, dental benefits

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While they are hesitant to implement Obamacare provisions and expand access to health care, Florida legislators overwhelmingly tap into the benefits made available to them either for free or deeply discounted rates. Thirty-six of Florida’s 40 state senators are enrolled in the state health insurance plan and 39 of them enroll in the dental plan, which is free, information from the Office of Legislative Services shows. In the House of Representatives, 106 of the members enroll in the state group…

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Byron Donalds files to run in House District 80

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Collier County businessmann Byron Donalds has filed to run for a Southwest Florida House seat, according to the Florida Division of Elections. The District 80 seat eyed by Donalds is set to be vacated by House Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Hudson, who faces term limits in 2016. Hudson in turn is running for the Senate seat of term-limited state Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples. District 80 was competitive before 2011 redistricting, when Hudson first took office by defeating Democrat Maria Jimenez by a margin of…

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