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MIAMI LAKES, Fla. - Aetna Better Health of Florida CEO Jennifer Sweet presented a $3,000 grant check to Virtutem Populo, Inc. (VP) Executive Director Mauritis Acosta on Tuesday in support of his Florida Student School Board Member Initiative that advocates for student representation in education and policy-making in school districts across the state. "We do […]

Representative Al Green (D-TX) spoke to the media following his removal from the House Chamber during President Donald Trump's (R) Address to the Joint Session of Congress last night. Almost immediately, Rep. Green stood up and began heckling President Trump during his speech, and after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) reminded Rep. Green […]

Trump, Vance get into Heated Exchange with Zelenskyy in the White House Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered the White House and sat down with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as negotiations between the United States...READ MORE   Secretary Marco Rubio: "Thank you @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has […]

Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging him to revoke a Biden-Harris Administration regulation unfairly targeting Florida. Rep. Dunn explained that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new supplemental payment program for Florida. However, as The Floridian covered in […]

House Republicans Planning Official Illegal Immigration Enforcement Trip to Guantanamo Bay The House Armed Services Committee is quietly planning an official congressional trip to the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as more illegal aliens are being detained and...READ MORE   President Donald Trump: "I'm very disappointed...four bodies came in today...We got a lot of […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) to prevent Medicaid capitation payments from going to deceased enrollees. Named the "Leveraging Integrity and Verification of Eligibility for (LIVE) Beneficiaries" Act, Rep. Bilirakis's bill requires states to refer to Social Security's Death Master File database quarterly to ensure that Medicaid capitation […]

The amount of money cheated out of Americans and insurance companies via Medicare fraud is estimated to be approximately $100 billion just in 2023. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) has introduced a new bill to combat such rampant deception, specifically targeting loopholes that have allowed non-physicians to bill health insurance companies for millions of dollars frequently. […]

MIAMI, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed three healthcare bills into law Tuesday at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, designed to expand certain insurance coverages and increase funding for cancer and rare disease research. "[Healthcare budget items] as well as the legislation I will sign here today will have a positive impact on the health...of our children," DeSantis said, […]

US Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has filed a bill that would require Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security officials to review and recommend changes to regulations affecting family caregivers.  Family caregivers are individuals having a significant relationship with, and providing assistance to, an individual with a chronic or other health condition, disability, or functional limitation. Caregivers […]

Concerns about the weaponization of government by the Biden Administration have reentered the spotlight as recent evidence suggested Florida was disproportionately subject to Medicaid audits starting in 2023 when Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) began his Presidential campaign for 2024. According to National Review, the nonprofit watchdog Government Accountability & Oversight obtained over 3,000 pages of emails […]

Aetna is no stranger to serving Floridians.  Now, the company is aiding Florida families who are expecting children, especially those families who experience life threatening deliveries. This Summer, Aetna hit the ground running battling human trafficking.  Brevard Family Partnership announced they would be working with the CVS Health company to support prevention, education, and intervention […]

On Capitol Hill, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) called President Joe Biden (D) a “hypocrite” and said that he “has no idea how to balance a budget,” during an interview on Fox News. Sen. Scott has been tough on President Biden, especially as inflation numbers and gas prices have been high during his Presidency. During the […]

The prevalence of transgenderism among children has forced the policy debate on services like Medicaid to consider what must be done in regard to gender reassignment treatments.  Making waves in the news is a Californian ex-transgender teenager who opposes Medicaid funds for transgender medical interventions. Chloe Cole is a 17-year-old girl who previously underwent transgender […]

By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Florida’s Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee County girl who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was struck by a truck after getting off a school bus in […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) used his Twitter account to call out every single member of Congress from states of “FL, AL, GA, KS, MS, NC, SC, SD, TN, TX, WI & WY” warning them to reject President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan because it will cut Medicaid, and  “make massive cuts to charity […]

Florida pharmacy advocacy group Small Business Pharmacies Aligned for Reform (SPAR) and national advocacy group Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) counseled with Republican and Democrat state representatives to advocate for HB 1043's passage. HB 1043, titled, "Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Savings" would require: "AHCA to select single pharmacy benefit administrator through competitive procurement process […]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) has come out blaming Republicans for the “thousands of lives” that were lost, alleging that the deaths are tied to the GOP’s refusal to expand Medicaid coverage across the nation.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would expand eligibility for the Medicaid program has passed a key initial threshold, readying it for review by the Florida Supreme Court.