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Governor Rick Scott pens letter to AHCA Secretaty

Secretary Elizabeth Dudek Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, FL 32308 Dear Secretary Dudek: Thank you for your work to ensure hospitals and insurance plans entered into contractual agreements for Medicaid rates that are folly compliant with state law. Any hospital or insurance plan that did not submit their

CFO Jeff Atwater Appoints Sha’Ron James as Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the appointment of Sha’Ron James, a long-time voice for the people of Florida, as the state’s Insurance Consumer Advocate effective August 3. The role of Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate is to independently and ardently represent the needs of policyholders when

MEMORANDUM: Fostering Greater Transparency through Better Contracting

Continuing his efforts to achieve greater transparency for the people of Florida, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater recently penned the attached letter inviting state agencies to contact the Department of Financial Services for guidance when navigating the state contracting process. The letter was mailed to the head of each state agency.

Memorandum: Special Session on Senate Redistricting

The recent Florida Supreme Court decision to invalidate eight of Florida’s 27 Congressional Districts introduced new legal precedent. This opinion will govern the ongoing litigation concerning the Senate map adopted by the Legislature on March 27, 2012. Given these implications, the Senate has entered into a stipulation and consent judgment with

Drug Prices Soar, Prompting Calls for Justification

As complaints grow about exorbitant drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are coming under pressure to disclose the development costs and profits of those medicines and the rationale for charging what they do. So-called pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six state legislatures in the last year, aiming

Surescripts Accused of Monopolistic Behavior

A small e-prescription service is accusing the dominant player in the market, Surescripts, of running a monopoly, in a letter to customers obtained by POLITICO. PrescribersConnection, which connects long-term care providers and pharmacies, has been told by Surescripts that the larger company does not allow smaller-prescription aggregators to connect to