Christine Sexton

February 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Senate Minority Leader Oscar Braynon wants to create a fund in the Attorney General's Office, with money coming from a portion of fees collected from new or renewed concealed-weapons licenses.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

February 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A proposal to redistribute hundreds of millions of dollars away from safety-net hospitals and toward increasing base Medicaid payments at all hospitals drew opposition in the Florida Senate.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

February 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review

After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers' compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off this year.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

January 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said Florida could soon pursue legal action against manufacturers and distributors of opioids.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

January 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Legislature should consider restricting how much insurance companies can spend on attorney fees when fighting workers' compensation claims, state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

December 04, 2017 | Daily Business Review

It is the first time that a managed-care plan participating in Florida's statewide Medicaid managed-care program had to return money to the state, according the Agency for Health Care Administration.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

November 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Would-be patients would have the benefit of knowing whether health care providers working at hospitals and outpatient surgery centers go to their own facilities to seek treatment, under a bill that has been fast-tracked in the Florida House.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

November 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Though she's concerned that emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have generators and 96 hours of fuel supplies…

By Christine Sexton

6 minute read

October 30, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott vowed to immediately appeal an administrative-court order invalidating a pair of emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted…

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

October 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

 The Florida Department of Health has 40 legal challenges stemming from rules and decisions on trauma care and will spend more than $1 million…

By Christine Sexton

3 minute read