The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature on Monday swiftly approved new maps that will alter several of the state’s congressional districts after a judge ruled the current districts were illegally drawn to benefit the GOP. The changes would reshape the boundaries of seven of the state’s 27 congressional districts, but it’s not certain if the
FORT LAUDERDALE – Expanding Medicaid to an additional 1 million Floridians under President Barack Obama’s new health law is turning into one of the biggest issues of this year’s gubernatorial race. Former Gov. Charlie Crist brings up the topic on most campaign stops and says one of the first things
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has approved the removal of up to 91,499 multi-peril personal residential policies and 5,732 commercial lines polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) to the following four companies: · Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company has been approved to remove
Some premiums on the federal health exchange for 2015 are going up. Some are going down. That’s all the public really knows right now. But it appears that the big idea behind the marketplace — creating competition — may be working, since three new companies have joined the 11 early
Federal officials have approved a three-year extension of a program that requires almost all Florida Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in managed-care plans. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in a letter Thursday, formally approved the extension of what is known as a Medicaid “waiver.” The move was expected,
The White House has fired back at state officials’ claims that health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act will jump significantly next year, insisting that instead, the majority of Florida policyholders would see decreases in what they will pay. An analysis by the federal Department of Health and Human
Timing is everything when it comes to when death benefits are due and payable, and the Florida Department of Financial Services got the question wrong, an appeals court has decided. The First District Court of Appeal reversed a declaration of the state agency, which had decided that life insurance funds
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Premiums for individual major medical plans in Florida that are compliant with the federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) regulatory requirements will go up an average of 13.2% in 2015, according to data provided to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) by insurance providers.
The following letter was sent Sunday evening by House Speaker Will Weatherford: “In response to the rulings issued by Judge Lewis on July 10, 2014 and August 1, 2014, the Florida Legislature has decided to produce a Congressional map to address the Court’s limited concerns. Accordingly, the House and Senate
Former Gov. Charlie Crist defended his record leading Florida through the recession and attacked Gov. Rick Scott’s record on everything from education funding to rejecting federal dollars during a speech Thursday to the Florida Press Association. Former state Sen. Nan Rich of Weston, who is running against Crist in the