The race for the governor’s office is dead even and voters now are ready to support Amendment 2 approving medical marijuana use in Florida, a new poll finds. Gravis Marketing, which has found voters hovering at or just below the 60 percent level needed to approve Amendment 2 in past
The number of Floridians enrolled in individual health plans under the Affordable Care Act in June was 866,485, according to new state data compiled from insurers’ reports. The carriers expect enrollment to rise to 1.1 million next year, an increase of 23 percent. The Office of Insurance Regulation is scheduled
Republican Gov. Rick Scott has opened up a 5-point lead over Democratic rival Charlie Crist as a newTampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/UF Bob Graham Center poll finds Florida voters mostly optimistic about the state’s economic direction but decidedly sour on their gubernatorial choices. Scott received support from 40.9 percent of
With the multi-billion-dollar, four-month enroll-a-thon for Florida’s Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program now complete, totals show WellCare Health Plans still on top. The Tampa company’s Staywell plan now has more than 600,000 Florida Medicaid members. That’s 23 percent of the state’s roughly 3.3 million residents with Medicaid coverage,
WASHINGTON — If the 23 states that have rejected expanding Medicaid under the 2010 health care law continue to do so for the next eight years, they’ll pay $152 billion to extend the program in other states – while receiving nothing in return. This massive exodus of federal tax dollars from
Tuesday marked the dawn of a new era for more than 900,000 customers of state-run insurer Citizens. Their decision to renew their policy could be taken out of their hands by a computer, thanks to a law passed by state legislators to help shrink Citizens last year. A clearinghouse used
Florida’s governor’s race will be a nationally watched contest between unpopular Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who won office during the tea party surge and now advocates for more government spending, and former Gov. Charlie Crist, who used to call himself a Ronald Reagan Republican and now cozies up to President
Tampa anesthesiologist Dr. Rafael Miguel helped lead the fight against a surging prescription drug abuse crisis in Florida. As vice chair of the state’s Board of Medicine, Miguel called for legislative change to stem the flow of drugs that led to thousands of overdose deaths each year. Eventually, people listened.
TALLAHASSEE _ Florida’s November election is no longer in danger of being changed, but the lengthy challenge to the state’s congressional districts isn’t over. A coalition of plaintiffs that sued over the congressional maps is appealing a Leon County judge’s ruling earlier this month that the Legislature’s second attempt at
TALLAHASSEE — Last year, legislators allocated $900,000 to help Floridians find affordable health care through a new state-backed website. At the same time, they refused to expand Medicaid or work with the federal government to offer subsidized insurance plans. Six months after the launch of the state’s effort, called Florida