Medicaid
Some Medicaid Changes Approved
Florida lawmakers approved a bill Friday that would, over time, change the system of billing counties for Medicaid.
Highlights Of The 2013 Florida Budget
As the Florida Legislature’s 2013 regular session was winding down Friday, both house finally passed the state’s $74.5 billion budget. The massive budget was sent to Florida Governor Rick Scott for his signature.
Wasserman Schultz Calls Out Gov. Scott Over Healthcare
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has called out Gov. Rick Scott for not adhering to U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the health care law.
Fla. House Business Moving At Snail’s Pace
The Florida House of Representatives started work Wednesday the exact same way they ended work on Tuesday, with a robotic computer program reading every word of every bill at the request of House Democrats.
Fla. Lawmakers Finish Up Budget Deal
Florida lawmakers sealed an agreement on a $74 billion budget deal late Sunday for the fiscal year that begins July 1, locking down language on $480 million in teacher pay raises, a new formula for paying hospitals under the Medicaid program and a few projects for key lawmakers’ districts.
Gov. Scott May Apply Pressure In Last Week Of Session
With a week left in the legislative session Governor Rick Scott might start twisting some political arms until some action is taken on his top priorities.
Legislature Working On Medicaid Compromise
Negotiators in the Florida House and Senate are trying to work out a compromise deal that would keep the federal Medicaid money in President Barack Obama’s healthcare overahaul law in place while not expanding Medicaid to the level the law originally suggested.
Jackson Docs To Lobby Legislators For Medicaid Expansion
As state lawmakers debate alternatives to expanding Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act this week, they’ll hear from a group of doctors and nurses from Jackson Health System on the need for the expansion.
Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Create Jobs In Dade, Broward
In addition to providing insurance for those in need, an expansion of Medicaid in Florida would create more than 100,000 new jobs, according to one study.
Scott Remains Only Southern Republican Governor To OK Obamacare
Rick Scott is the only Republican governor to endorse expanding Medicaid as part of President Obama’s health-care overhaul. As more Republicans give in, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states.
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