Tag: Studies & Reports
Expanding Medicaid Could Backfire On the Hospitals
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Hospital Association wants the state to expand Medicaid, as contemplated by the Patient Protection and Afford... Read More »
House Subcommittee Sets the Stage for Reform of First Responders’ Pensions
TALLAHASSEE - The challenge of finding a way to reform the pensions for police officers and firefighters topped the agenda when the Hou... Read More »
Miami Dolphins’ Stadium Proposal Kicks Off a Debate in South Florida
Two Sundays ago, the Baltimore Ravens hoisted the Lombardi Trophy as champions of the National Football League. According to the NFL, h... Read More »
Debate on Medicaid Expansion Lacks Solid Data on Future Costs
To appreciate what state officials in Florida and throughout the nation have been going through as they try to gauge the Patient Protec... Read More »
Secretary of State Urges Legislators to Change Voting Laws
With Florida’s 2012 election problems a lingering source of national embarrassment, legislators listened intently this week as Secr... Read More »
Florida lawmakers mull options for online higher education
The rapid growth of the internet has opened up a brave new world of possibilities for education. What used to be known as “distance l... Read More »
Commentary: Amid Talk of Gun Control, Don’t Overlook School Reform
Amid all the talk about gun control and mental health reform, one important question begged by last months tragedy in Connecticut has... Read More »
Implementing the PPACA: A Cat-in-the-Hat Dilemma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met inWashingtonthis week to discuss the healthc... Read More »
Floridas $19 Billion Problem: Unfunded Municipal Pensions
MIAMI Floridas public-sector pension funds are in trouble.
The cost of public pensions has become so large for municipal and l... Read More »
Scott, Sebelius Talk Medicaid and ACA
On the first day of the first full week of the New Year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott was in Washington D.C.discussing health care with U.S.... Read More »
