Matt Gaetz says dad has a lot more to give
What does State Rep. Matt Gaetz think about his father, State Sen. Don Gaetz, running for U.S. Senate or Congress? “Here’s what I know about…
Feds wary of Scott’s LIP plan
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is wary of approving a state proposal for helping fund hospitals without knowing more about Florida’s plan…
Special Session begins today, health care opens spurring
How the state provides health care coverage for its low income families could be decided over the next 20 days as the Florida Legislature hammers…
BTW HCA gave $100k to Scott PAC
HCA, the for-profit health care system that stands to make $72 million under AHCA’s proposed LIP/Medicaid plan, donated $100,000 to Governor Rick Scott’s political committee…
First DCA ruling could lead to slot machines at dog and horse tracks
The First District Court of Appeal has ruled by a 2-1 margin that the state improperly denied a slot machine license to a horse track…
DEP issues final order closing Rolling Hills
Shawn Hamilton, the director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District office, issued this statement: After a thorough review of the Recommended Order…
HCA stands to make $71 million from Scott LIP funding and Medicaid plan
According to the plan on new LIP funding and Medicaid rates developed by the Gov. Rick Scott’s administration, HCA, his former for-profit health care company…
GOP Debate Playoff gets statewide attention
At least one person thought my GOP Debate Playoff was a good idea. Peter Schorsch picked it for his daily newsletter “Sunburn”: BEST IDEA OF…
Navy Federal: Best Place to Work for Millennials
Navy Federal Credit Union announced today it has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Millennials†by The Center for Generational Kinetics, a…
Americans for Prosperity attack Senate LIP plan
Americans for Prosperity, conservative political advocacy groups established by David and Charles Koch, released a new ad today to fight the Florida Senate’s plan to…
Rolling Hills landfill on fire
This morning, Inweekly received a phone call that the Rolling Hills landfill had caught fire. When we arrived Rolling Hills workers were spraying the smoldering…
Baptist, Sacred Heart and Santa Rosa Medical will lose nearly $2.5 million under Scott LIP replacement plan
Governor Rick Scott is still going after hospitals. Of Pensacola’s three hospitals, West Florida Hospital is the only one that will benefit from his proposed…