Medicaid

What Tallahassee Lawmakers Failed To Do in 2013

Phil Latzman and Rick Stone — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:25:07 +0000

Editor's Note: Be sure to check out an interactive bill tracker of this year's session from the Miami Herald.

It's All About 'Mary' The Auto Reader In Tallahassee

Gina Jordan — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Speaker Will Weatherford introduced a new member of the Florida House this week.

“Members, we have an auto-reader. We had it in the closet just in case we ever had to actually read the bills,” Weatherford said amid laughs from the chamber. “It may be a little bit faster than normal.”

Wasserman-Schultz: GOP Faces Consequences After Gun Vote

Phil Latzman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:24:01 +0000

It's been a busy week in Washington, D.C.

As lawmakers react to the Boston Marathon bombings, parts of the Capitol had to be evacuated after suspicious letters addressed to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and President Barack Obama were intercepted at mail screening facilities.

What You Should Know From This Week's South Florida News: Dueling Governors And Dolphins Stadium

Elaine Chen — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

On The Florida Roundup, here are some of the items on our rundown:

Gov. Scott Takes Left Turn As Approval Ratings Flounder

Gina Jordan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Gov. Rick Scott seems to be trying to appeal to a broader base. He’s done some things lately that suggest he’s willing to turn left a little bit.

Scott thrilled Democrats and irked his fellow Republicans when he suddenly changed his position on the Medicaid expansion in Florida.

Florida Republican Leaders Under Fire For Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Plan

Allison Goodman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000

When they voted on Medicaid expansion in Florida this month, Florida legislative leaders mostly organized along party lines. Now, the Republicans are getting heat from their Democratic counterparts in the House.

According to the News Service of Florida,

A New Pope And Allied Veterans: What You Should Know From This Week's News

Elaine Chen — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

On the week's The Florida Roundup:

Rep. Fasano: Medicaid Expansion 'Would Save Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars'

Gina Jordan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:37:22 +0000

Now that legislative committees have voted not to expand Medicaid, House and Senate leaders want to look at alternatives that might still utilize federal funds.

New Port Richey Republican Rep. Mike Fasano is not towing the party line.

Florida Hospital Association Won't Accept That Medicaid Will Not Be Expanded

Rick Stone — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Burdened with the expense of medical care for more than a million uninsured Floridians, the Florida Hospital Association isn't ready to accept that Medicaid won't be expanded in Florida under Obamacare.

Scarcely a day after a Florida Senate Select Committee voted down the Medicaid plan, the association had mobilized healthcare providers and patients under the banner "The Florida Remedy" to make their case public.

State CFO Objects Scott's Proposal to Expand Medicaid

Jim Turner — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

On the Florida Roundup, we have on the slate:

In Reversal, Gov. Rick Scott Agrees To Medicaid Expansion In Florida

Julie Rovner — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:41 +0000

Perhaps Florida Gov. Rick Scott's motto should be "never say never."

After the U.S.

State Proposes Changes To Keep Children With 'Highly Complex Medical Needs' At Home

Jim Saunders — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Trying to prevent what one official described as "white-knuckle moments" for families, the state plans to change the way it determines the home-based services that will be provided to children with highly complex medical needs.

In another step toward transforming Medicaid into a statewide managed-care system, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration said Tuesday it has chosen five health plans to provide coverage to seniors who need long-term care.

Escaping Florida's Medicaid Experiment

Sammy Mack — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:32:49 +0000

http://vimeo.com/39349695

Last year, Florida legislators passed a bill privatizing the state’s Medicaid program, moving recipients into managed care plans – a model patterned on a pilot program that’s been running in five counties since 2006.