Determined to show that more competition will lead to better access to healthcare, a Florida House committee gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a plan to eliminate the controversial law that requires state approval for the building of new hospitals. The House Health Innovation Subcommittee voted 9-3 along party lines to
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott released the following statement applauding the House Health Innovation Subcommittee’s move to eliminate hospital certificate of need regulations. Governor Rick Scott said, “Driving down healthcare costs is essential to expanding access to coverage and increasing quality. Texas has no certificate of need laws for
Tallahassee, FL – On Thursday, June 4th, the Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding held its third meeting at the Florida state Capitol. The nine-member Commission was tasked by the Governor to review hospital finances in an effort to provide Florida’s families with greater transparency around the way that their
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation this week completed its 2015 hurricane season preparations by closing a $1.0 billion bond transaction to secure ready resources in the event of a major storm. On Tuesday, Citizens closed on the pre-event bonds that will provide the state’s insurer of last resort
Tallahassee, FL–As the Florida House of Representatives considers Senate Bill 2-A, legislation which creates the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program (FHIX), the Florida Senate released the following FHIX Facts to address common misconceptions regarding this bipartisan solution to the critical health care challenges facing Florida. “Over the last several
Tallahassee, FL–Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) today released the following statement regarding the passing of Senate Bill 2-A, Health Insurance Affordability Exchange, creating the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program (FHIX). This legislation provides health care coverage to low income working Floridians through premium assistance. “Today, the Senate
Dear Fellow Floridians, I want to share with you an op-ed I submitted to the Miami Herald this week on an issue that’s very important to me: De-Coding Florida’s Finances As Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, I see a lot of data and numbers that have a big impact on
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott picked a good time to be far from the Capitol Tuesday as House members slashed his tax cuts and angry senators accused his top Medicaid expert of playing politics with health care. On the second day of a three-week special legislative session, Scott was at
Tallahassee, FL–The Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon), today passed Senate Bill 2-A, Health Insurance Affordability Exchange, creating the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program (FHIX), which offers premium assistance to help low income working Floridians purchase private health care coverage. The committee adopted an
On June 2 Governor Scott signed HB 715 Eligibility for Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation by Rep. Raschein. This bill removes the prohibition of certain improvements to major structures from being eligible for Citizens Property Insurance coverage. The bill also revises provisions regarding coverage for major structures that have undergone