Senate President Andy Gardiner sent out today a press release on an amended Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange – a key component of the Senate’s plan to cover uninsured, low-income families. “These…
Category: Health Care Battle
Federal LIP offer may help impasse
A day after receiving word that Florida likely will receive about $1 billion next year for a key health-care program, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, said that the information could help…
Breaking news: Feds offer state $1 billion in LIP funds
State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) stopped by the Inweekly offices and reported that the federal government this morning has offered to fund $1 billion for the Low Income Pool for Florida. “However,…
Hospital panel probably will have little impact on session
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With the Legislature set to meet in less than two weeks to begin hammering out a final agreement on health-care disputes that have caused…
Groups file brief in Pensacola to support feds in LIP lawsuit
Pointing to their knowledge about Medicaid-related issues, three Florida groups Monday asked a judge to allow them to file a brief on behalf of the federal government in a lawsuit that centers…
HCA offers a solution to health care crisis
HCA, the for-profit health care system that Rick Scott once served as its CEO, has sent a letter to the governor offering a solution to replace the Low Income Pool. HCA has…
Gaetz: ‘Continuation budgets; that’s Washington talk’
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) mocked Governor Rick Scott’s efforts to force Florida hospitals to share their revenues with less profitable facilities. On the radio show “Pensacola Speaks, he said, “When Governor…
Scott begins hospital witch hunt May 20
Gov. Rick Scott’s newly created panel on health-care funding is scheduled to spend 90 minutes next week receiving overviews of issues such as hospital financial data, the Low Income Pool and what…
Scott takes socialistic approach to health care for low income families
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that, like Major League Baseball teams, hospitals should share profits if the federal government refuses to authorize $2.2 billion…