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This section will link to stories we feel will be of the most interest to emergency physicians.  These stories will stay up for approx. one week, so check back often! If you know of a media story of importance to your colleagues, email it to FCEP Director of Communications Michael Citro (mcitro@fcep.org) and we may provide a link to it here.


Recent Tampa Tribune editorial & fcep reply

The Tampa Tribune ran a physician-unfriendly editorial on April 3, written by Frank Petosa of the Florida Justice Association (Trial Bar). Read it here.

In an effort to provide more accurate information than was presented in Mr. Petosa's editorial, FCEP sent a response. Here is FCEP's Response, written by FCEP Vice-President Mylissa Graber, MD, FACEP, which was published in the Tribune on Monday, April 21, 2008.

recent news stories

May 1, 2008

Insurance reform bill headed to Crist

The Florida House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed Rep. Bill Galvano's Health Insurance Claims Payments bill that supporters say will increase access to health care in Florida. The mea...

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Shands Healthcare wins Governor's Sterling Award

Shands Healthcare is among the recipients of the 2008 Governor's Sterling Award. Shands was given the award for its ability to provide critical health care services to patients in Florida and around t...

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Health-cost estimates for uninsured OK'd in House

TALLAHASSEE You wouldn't think of leaving your car at a repair shop without a price estimate for major repairs. In fact, state law insists on it. More Health Help Special report DIABETES: The Invisibl...

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Proposed trade in work on low-cost health care

TALLAHASSEE, FL Senate and House negotiators are trying to find common ground on an effort to make cheap, no-frills health plans available to reduce the number of uninsured. It's a top priority for Go...

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April 29, 2008

Bickering holds up health insurance bill

In the end-of-session pressure cooker, the fate of a health insurance plan for 3.8 million is uncertain. Diggdel.icio.us AIM reprint print email A health coverage plan for 3.8 million uninsured Flori...

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In Florida, McCain focuses on healthcare

Taking up healthcare for the first time as the future GOP nominee, John McCain in Miami accused his Democratic rivals of seeking a government takeover to harness explosive costs. McCain launched his '...

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April 28, 2008

Our position (Orlando Sentinel): It made sense for legislators to tap into reserves for certain programs

Lawmakers made the right move last week to draw upon reserves and reduce cuts to services for elderly, disabled and critically ill Floridians. We share lawmakers' reluctance to tap into trust-fund res...

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Devil of a legislative deal: Big cuts on the way

With a flurry of last-minute deal-making, House and Senate negotiators finished work Sunday on an austere, $65 billion-plus state budget that includes deep cuts in education and health programs. The s...

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Florida to examine faith-based health care

TALLAHASSEE — The health care program is called Medi-Share, Biblical Healthcare Solutions. With a pastor's nod and a monthly fee between $53 and $570, nonsmoking, church-going Christians get their me...

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The fate of a plan for uninsured uncertain

A health coverage plan for 3.8 million uninsured Floridians has stalled amid the down-to-the-wire politics of a state lawmaking session where there has been too little money and trust to ensure swift...

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April 25, 2008

Emergency dispatcher certification approved

The state Senate on Thursday passed a law encouraging certification of emergency dispatchers after being moved by the story of Denise Amber Lee, who was kidnapped and killed in Charlotte County four m...

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Mack doesn’t back Medicaid bill

Two weeks after U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV promised to preserve Medicaid, the congressman voted against legislation that would save the program from $13 billion in cuts over five years. Mack said the le...

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April 24, 2008

Tobacco money saves health programs

Budget negotiators have agreed to dip into the state's tobacco settlement money to avoid cuts to two Medicaid health care programs. One program helps provide care for about 20,000 seriously injured or...

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April 21, 2008

Orlando Sentinel: Crist's plan to make health insurance affordable deserves OK

In a year when lawmakers are hacking away at health-care programs for the poor, you'd think they'd jump at the chance to provide help for Florida's 3.8 million uninsured residents without spending a...

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Medicaid Cuts - This Is Going to Hurt

Florida taxpayers keep Evelyn Williams alive by paying for kidney dialysis. Ralph Pineiro's liver transplant succeeded because Medicaid bought antirejection drugs. Tina Cohen fights off leukemia with...

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Medical records bill passes House, minus funds

TALLAHASSEE -- Four years ago, Florida jumped on the bandwagon to create a nationwide health information network that would allow doctors and hospitals to share the electronic medical records of patients -- replacing an outdated paper-based system that still relies on fax machines and snail mail for the exchange of patient files.

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April 16, 2008

Florida hospitals cringe at proposed cuts to Medicaid

Paying patients could face higher hospital bills and more crowded emergency rooms if proposed state budget cuts to Medicaid take effect, Tampa Bay area hospital leaders said this week. Hospitals may...

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