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• States that rejected Medicaid expansion to lose billions

  The 20 states, including Florida, that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are helping to pay for the expanded Medicaid program in other states.

• U.S. jobless claims plunge, as layoffs slow

  The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled 23,000 last week to 298,000, nearly a six-year low.

Fight continues over trauma centers

The Florida Department of Health’s new plan for approving hospital trauma centers continues to attract debate from parties that have bickered over the issue for years.

Southwest Florida on the fast-track for proposed railroad corridor

Regional transportation planners want Florida to secure a corridor for future rapid transit commuter services, freight services and pedestrian and bicycle uses.

Six insurers eyeing 151,000 Citizens policies

State regulators have approved six property insurers to remove up to 151,000 policies from state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in February.

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