On March 23, 2011, Governor Rick Scott established a commission to review whether government-run hospitals are in the best interest of taxpayers. He was motivated by a Florida Tax Watch report. This report show the rapid growth in hospital special taxing districts to pay for indigent care. The Commissions draft report does highlight how concerned …
What a powerful speaker. Ira Magaziner is one of the smartest policy wonks on health care. Worth the time to get the gems of his knowledge.
It is a hard time to be a Florida lawmaker. The State of Florida is over budget over one billion dollars. It makes me wonder why the state turned down the federal funds that would help pay providers for services citizens of Florida need. Keep your eyes on the Health Care Lobby fighting for funding …
“At the state level, Gov. Rick Scott is trying to persuade the Obama administration to give Florida a waiver from federal requirements in return for Medicaid funds. The main issue is how to control the unmanageable costs — Medicaid now takes the lion’s share of the state budget — without shortchanging patients. The irony is …
Politifact 2011 Lie of the Year. When the journalist becomes the story, critics will state the myth of objectivity is exposed. Politifact named the Lie of the Year Democrats claim of the end of Medicare. However, the program called Medicare will continue. For the Baby Boomers, however Medicare will be nothing like it is today. …
Keep your eyes on the spin factor as the fallout of CMS approval of Florida’s Medicaid Waiver expands. The Heritage Foundation post on Medicaid Reform shows how the politics of reform can be hyped. Florida’s Medicaid Reform Pilot is pro-patient and pro-taxpayer, and the Obama Administration agrees. ….The Florida reforms work by giving patients a …
Pull full article from the Floirda CHAIN website: Greg Mellowe, has an expansive post explaining the extension of Florida’s Medicaid Reform Experiment. Although the posting is broader than just senior issues, to is one of the clearest statements of the current Medicaid Reform. A few of the points raised in the agreement between CMS and …
The Wall Street Journal, today, states on its editorial page the definite and imperative need for Medicare reform in one sentence. “The brutal math is that Medicare spending has been growing about three percentage points faster every year than the overall economy for the last quarter-century and is now the main driver of the financial …
Financial wisdom for those over 50 may have an increased chance of being a target for financial fraud. With recent reverses in Boomers savings, this market segment will to take more risks to have higher returns. An eye opening article can be found below. For more information Click Here
On Tampabay.com an article has been posted reporting on the delays in the VA Fiduciary Program. While noble in it’s purpose the VA fiduciary program causes great hardship with extended delays. Despite assurance that this process will speed up, the VA has failed to establish an efficient method for quick approval. Strong advocacy is needed …