TAMPA, Fla. – On Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott’s Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding will kick off its “Spotlight Transparency Tour” in Tampa. The Commission was formed by Governor Scott to provide greater transparency around the way tax dollars are used at publically-funded hospitals to ensure tax dollars support the
TALLAHASSEE,Fla — Florida legislators today begin the final week of their three-week special session that was required because they could not settle differences on health care and pass a budget in the regular session that ended April 30. This is the closest the Legislature has come to ending the fiscal
Walgreens, the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain, has announced plans to provide virtual medical exams to patients in 25 states by the end of the year. The news is part of a larger trend of giving patients less expensive alternatives to a doctor’s office visit.Patients will be able to use
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott applauded the Legislature for passing more than $400 million in tax cuts, mostly in reductions to the state’s cell phone and TV tax, and released the following statement: Governor Rick Scott said, “Giving Floridians back more of the money they earn in tax
TALLAHASSEE, Fla–Today, the Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations chaired by Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon) passed House Bill 33-A, Taxation. Part of the “Work Plan 2015” joint agenda announced by Senate President Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island), the Senate’s broad-based tax cut package provides $400 million
The country’s largest health insurer is putting telemedicine on par with a regular trip to the doctor’s office, effectively saying a video visit is as good as brick-and-mortar medicine. UnitedHealthcare is announcing a partnership with three telemedicine companies to cover video-based doctor visits just as it covers in-person visits. The tech set has
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott signed the following bills into law on Wednesday, June 10th: HB 21 Substance Abuse Services – This bill establishes a voluntary certification program for recovery residences and recovery residence administrators. HB 41 Hazardous Walking Conditions – This bill creates a safer environment for
Tallahassee, FL- Questions about the House’s health care bills got a lukewarm response Wednesday morning from Senate President Andy Gardiner. The Senate held a brief floor session but did not conduct any significant business as a state budget for 2015-16 continues to be worked out. Asked whether the Senate would
Orlando, FL—At 9 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, volunteers and staff already had packed the anonymous-looking suburban house that serves as Americans for Prosperity’s local headquarters. They fueled up on coffee and breakfast pastries before venturing out in the already-beating sun, nearly a year and half before the next big election,
Senate President Andy Gardiner Wednesday told fellow senators he hopes to have a state budget for next year finished and ready for a vote by next Friday. Gardiner laid out some program notes during the brief floor session, among them that they’ll next meet this Friday at 9 a.m. He