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Millions In Health Insurance Rebates On Way for Floridians
WASHINGTON — As many as 1.7 million Floridians could get rebates from their health insurance providers this year as a result of the 2010 health care reform law, according to a report issued Thursday.
Would You Buy Health Insurance In a Store?
Three years ago, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida did something unexpected for an insurance company: It began opening stores. They weren’t clinics. They did not provide much in the way of medical care. Instead, the buildings...
Scott Signs Medicaid Bill Opposed By Florida Counties
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Scott promised steps will be taken to make sure counties' Medicaid bills are accurate Thursday as he signed legislation requiring them to pay nearly $300 million in disputed past-due billings.
Interim Leader At All Children's Making All The Right Moves
It's 8:30 a.m., and pediatrician Jonathan Ellen is chatting with his department leaders, describing his vision for All Children's Hospital. He may be the hospital's interim president, but in a rumpled yellow shirt and black fleece vest, he looks...
Florida Has Key Role As Supreme Court Health Care Case Opens
Florida brings its argument against health care reform to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a challenge to the law's mandate for individuals to purchase insurance. Florida is the lead plaintiff in the case and Attorney General Pam Bondi filed...