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Under new health care bill, Florida must make up $7.5 billion

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Under new health care bill, Florida must make up $7.5 billion

| 7/25/2017

Under new health care bill, Florida must make up $7.5 billion

If the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 becomes law, Florida's government would need to make up about $7.5 billion to maintain its current health care system. The bill, which is one of the Republican Party's long-promised answers to the Affordable Care Act imposes a cap on funding per enrollee and does away with the funds the federal government has matched for the ACA Medicaid expansion. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

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Florida to pay $1 million in Docs Vs. Glocks legal fees

Florida will pay $1.1 million in legal fees to attorneys who challenged a controversial state law that sought to prevent doctors from asking patients about guns. The agreement stemmed from a February ruling in Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Florida, which struck down key provisions of the Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act (FOPA), the so-called Florida “gag rule.” Florida was obligated to pay attorneys' fees since the law was found to violate constitutional rights. See a news release from the Brady Center, here. Also read more at Health News Florida.

Commentary: Florida legislature took steps to address mental health issues

The Florida Legislature is fighting on behalf of families, passing a variety of bills and increasing funding to attack the mental health problem from all sides. The challenge of addiction and mental illness continues to be great. But your Florida Legislature is taking steps to address some of these challenges. [Source: Fort Myers News-Press]

Trump administration pulls health law help in Florida, other states

President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, including three in Florida, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have fewer places to turn for help signing up for coverage. [Source: WUSF]

Florida Blue Foundation has $4.3M available for grants — here’s how to get some of it

The Florida Blue Foundation has roughly $4.3 million for grants split between two programs focused on improving mental and behavioral health and health service deliveries. The foundation’s Improve Consumer Health program has $2.4 million in funding for awareness and preventive projects designed to educate people about mental and behavioral health. [Source: Orlando Business Journal]

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