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Governor Scott: Healthcare Commission’s Work to Gather Hospital Data and Measurements on Patient Quality of Care Vital to Informing Funding Decisions

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding met in Tampa for the first of a three-stop Spotlight Transparency Tour across Florida. The Commission’s tour focuses on how taxpayer money in Florida supports Florida hospitals and what results for patients are provided at taxpayer-financed institutions. Governor

June 17, 2015

Citizens Launching Hurricane, Mobile Home Communications Campaigns

“Citizens Is Ready” is a public education campaign of programs and people working behind the scenes at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to prepare Florida’s largest property insurer – in the event a catastrophe strikes. This campaign is designed to enhance the public awareness of the many ways Citizens prepares for

June 17, 2015

Governor Scott Halting Injunction Bid in LIP Lawsuit, Pointing to Budget Agreement

TALLAHASSEE,Fla- Pointing to a budget agreement reached by lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott’s attorneys late Tuesday withdrew a request for a preliminary injunction in a legal battle with the Obama administration about health-care funding, according to a notice filed in federal court in Pensacola. The notice, however, said Scott is not

June 17, 2015

Conference Committee Report on the General Appropriations Act — SB 2500-A

TALLAHASSEE, Fla- In compliance with Article III, Section 19(d) of the State Constitution and Joint Rule 2, the Conference Committee Reports on the General Appropriations Act — SB 2500-A and the Implementing Bill SB 2502-A are now accessible at FLSENATE.GOV and MYFLORIDAHOUSE read the full info here.GOV. For entire report: .pdf

June 17, 2015

Balanced Budget Prioritizes Education, Health Care, Tax Relief and Reserves

TALLAHASSEE, Fla–Senate Bill 2500-A, Florida’s 2015-2016 balanced budget was transmitted electronically to lawmakers and posted online at 5:37 p.m. today, initiating the constitutionally required 72-hour cooling off period before a final vote, expected this Friday. Statements from Senate President Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) and Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon), Chair of the

June 17, 2015

Author of ‘Unaccountable’ Kicks Off Healthcare Commission’s ‘Transparency Tour’

AUTHOR OF ‘UNACCOUNTABLE’ KICKS OFF HEALTHCARE COMMISSION’S TRAVELING ‘TRANSPARENCY TOUR’ via Christine Sexton of Florida Politics The “Spotlight Transparency Tour” starts in Tampa on Wednesday June 17 with at least two local hospital executives and Marty Makary, medical doctor and author of “Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care,” slated

June 17, 2015

Most Americans Say Drug Costs Are ‘Unreasonable’

Nearly three in four Americans say the costs of prescription drugs are “unreasonable,” with most putting the blame on drug makers, according to a poll releases Tuesday. The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found 74 percent of those taking prescription drugs find the costs unreasonable, as do 72 percent

June 17, 2015