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Senate approves omnibus health care bill

Published on March 10, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

On Wednesday, the Senate passed an omnibus health care bill after approving a number of amendments. LobbyTools reports that the bill (HB 85) is now going back to the House. After several changes proposed by Sen. Don Gaetz, the bill now combines several House priorities with Senate plans. One substantial amendment from Gaetz rewrites the House bill regarding surgical centers. New language includes allowing patients in an ambulatory surgical center to stay in the center for up to 24 hours but…

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Senate counters House with Medicaid expansion but Tom Lee says other health care issues could be in play during an extended session

Published on April 24, 2015 in Top Headlines by Christine Jordan Sexton

The Florida Senate has not backed off its position that working uninsured Floridians need to have access to health insurance and that the Medicaid supplemental program known as Low Income Pool should remain intact. In a counteroffer to the House’s offer to put $200 million into healthcare financing the Senate held firm on its Medicaid expansion and puts $604.8 million in contingencies to offset LIP losses and to shore up Medicaid HMOs that are at risk because of increased pharmaceutical costs.…

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