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Scott, Legislature criticized at town hall for turning down federal health care grants

By | 11.08.11 | 5:49 pm | More from The Florida Independent

During a town hall held today to discuss the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Florida, health advocates continued to express disapproval of the state’s rejection of millions of dollars in federal health grants.

Town hall participants warn that Florida is falling behind in creating health insurance exchange

By | 11.08.11 | 5:42 pm | More from The Florida Independent

During a town hall hosted by Florida health advocates today, policy experts warned that the state is falling woefully behind on plans for a state health insurance exchange program. By law, the state is required to have a fully operational exchange program by January 2013.

New ‘free market’ think tank sets its sights on 2012 legislative session

By | 11.02.11 | 3:22 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Just months after opening up shop, a Naples-based “free market” public policy group that has so far declined to disclose the source of its funding has already made inroads with state government, and is gearing up to influence Florida’s 2012 legislative session.

At Iowa forum, GOP candidates attack Obama, federal govt., regulations

By | 11.02.11 | 9:38 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Five Republican presidential candidates hammered on regulations, taxes and President Obama at a manufacturing forum Tuesday in Iowa, calling for major cuts to those areas and aiming to pin the worldwide economic downturn on the president.

Florida patient advocacy group calls for rejection of request by state to ‘phase in’ medical loss ratio

By | 10.28.11 | 6:23 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A patient advocacy group is asking the feds to not grant insurance companies in Florida exemption from profit caps mandated by federal law. Florida’s insurance commissioner recently asked for a waiver of the mandate.

Family Research Council filed brief in SCOTUS health care lawsuit

By | 10.28.11 | 4:35 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The influential anti-abortion and anti-gay group Family Research Council announced this week that it filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that the health care reform law be struck down because it will “fund abortion,” among other reasons.

U.S. House Republicans sign brief against Affordable Care Act in SCOTUS case

By | 10.28.11 | 3:55 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Reps. Chip Cravaack, Michele Bachmann and John Kline lent their names to a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday arguing that the Supreme Court should rule the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional.

Report shows ‘highly concentrated’ aspects of Florida’s health insurance market

By | 10.14.11 | 5:51 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A new report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation finds that the individual and small group health insurance market in Florida is “highly concentrated,” which could present problems as the state starts to create a health insurance exchange program or marketplace.

Latinos support the Affordable Care Act as a whole, but not the individual mandate

By | 10.14.11 | 3:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Latino voters support the Affordable Health Care Act, but do not support the mandate to purchase coverage, according to a poll released Thursday.

Insurance companies want urge GOP-led states implement health care exchanges

By | 10.07.11 | 11:22 am | More from The Florida Independent

According to reporting by Politico Pro, insurance companies are lobbying GOP-led states, like Florida, to change their mind about not implementing the state health care exchanges from the Affordable Care Act.

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