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A dispute over whether to accept federal funding for an expansion of health care threatens to force a special session to resolve the issue.
Citrus County ChronicleHouse Democrats are requiring that bills before the chamber be read in full slowing business, but shaming those who refuse to accept federal money.
Palm Beach PostFlorida House's steadfast rejection of billions in federal health care assistance for residents will have terrible consequences on Florida.
Bradenton HeraldFlorida needs far more flexibility in its health care program, either by receiving Medicaid waivers or by implementing a different system.
Panama City News HeraldThe Senate's 38-1 vote to accept billions in federal Medicaid money to provide health coverage to residents sends a bipartisan message.
Tampa Bay TimesPelican Bay-based Health Management Associates plans to expand its Physicians Regional Medical Center.
Naples Daily NewsWe urge the Florida House and Senate to work together to develop a health plan that will help uninsured state residents before it is too late.
Fort Myers News-Press The Florida Legislature is poised to adjourn Friday without accepting $51 billion in federal Medicaid expansion money.
Tampa Bay TimesMembers of the Florida House need to come down from their ivory towers and view the Medicaid expansion issue from the perspective of the working poor.
Treasure Coast Palm The Florida Senate is attempting to swipe health-care funds from Hillsborough and other urban counties that use local tax dollars to help the poor.
Tampa TribuneToday's House vote is only the beginning of the final maneuvering over the single biggest issue facing Florida.
Tampa Bay TimesFlorida House members, adamant in their rejection of federal dollars to expand Medcaid, continue to place politics above doing the right thing.
Citrus County ChronicleHouse Republicans still insist on denying health insurance coverage to 975,000 Floridians and sticking taxpayers with a $2 billion tab for care.
Palm Beach PostThe Florida House’s refusal to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid stands as the most confounding action of the 2013 legislative session thus far.
Suncoast NewsLegislators refusing to accept billions of federal dollars to cover 1 million uninsured Florida citizens, should listen to Gov. Rick Scott.
Tampa TribuneLeaders of the Florida House are so politically driven to distance themselves from Obamacare that they're ignoring Florida's pandemic.
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Florida House’s refusal to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid is the most confounding action of the 2013 legislative session thus far.
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Op Ed
Since having the privilege of chairing the town’s Medical Care Commission some years ago, I have had the pleasure of freely providing medical...
Palm Beach Daily News
Civilian women who receive health care through federal programs have abortion coverage in cases of rape, incest and when the life of the woman is...
Tampa Bay Times
Our board is deep into a two-year process to redefine Bayfront's future in a way that propels it toward our goal to be our community's...
Tampa Bay Times
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Palm Beach Post
Florida Medicaid is the fourth largest Medicaid program in the country in terms of enrollment and the fifth largest nationwide in Medicaid...
St. Augustine Record
Letter To The Editor
The article stated: “But the analysis found that states will pay just $76 billion of that (Medicaid costs), a combined share of roughly 7 percent...
Gainesville Sun
If a company is offering to pay me $99 a month, every month, to purchase its heavily subsidized insurance, it is raking in too much and paying out...
Orlando Sentinel
BayCare hospitals demand $11 million from UnitedHealthcare insurance. Instead of litigating the contract dispute, BayCare throws thousands of...
Tampa Bay Times
The public debate on health care has been centered on how to pay for increasingly expensive health services. While important, it doesn't...
Tampa Bay Times
This is reality. My husband works for a small business, and he has been warned that there will be cuts in 2013. We have been very generous to the...
Suncoast News
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