January 8, 2013 - 6:00pm
Florida Workers' Comp Report: Insurers Unfairly Target Physicians
Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 8, 2013 - 5:37pm
The Florida Medical Association, silent rather than actively supportive of dispensing physicians in the workers' comp fight last year, may be poised to take a more proactive role in the issue during the 2013 legislative session.
A new report from the state Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) points to continued interference by insurance carriers into the doctor-patient relationship.
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Changing Channels
January 8, 2013 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- No one forced me, but I finally decided it was time to discover what all the business was about Honey Boo Boo.
Rick Scott Promotes the 'Gem' of Grapefruit League Baseball
Submitted by Anonymous on January 8, 2013 - 5:23pm
The Boston Red Sox will open the 2013 Grapefruit League season with a pair of games against college teams -- Northwestern and Boston College -- on Feb. 21 in Fort Myers.
The next day, the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves will meet in Lake Buena Vista for the first actual head-to-head contest between Major League squads -- at least for the first three or four innings -- this spring.
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Ken Mehlman: Fiscal Cliff a ‘Slope’ Compared to March Budget Deadlines
January 7, 2013 - 6:00pm
Supervisors Lined-up to Address Senate on 2012 Election
Submitted by Anonymous on January 8, 2013 - 5:02pm
A group of election supervisors, including a few of the most troubled -- St. Lucie, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach -- in the 2012 contest, will appear before the state Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Monday.
The committee, chaired by Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, is expected to make its own recommendations on election reform, separate from a study underway by Secretary of State Ken Detzner at the direction of Gov. Rick Scott.
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St. Lucie Elections Needs $300,000 for 'Unexpected Costs'
Submitted by Anonymous on January 8, 2013 - 3:39pm
While mistakes in the 2012 election were found by the state to have come in part from staff inexperience and inadequate procedures, St. Lucie County Elections Supervisor Gertrude Walker is seeking $300,000 from the county for unexpected costs from the contest, according to TCPalm.com
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Pew: Florida Earns 'D' Grade in Children's Dental Health Report
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 8, 2013 - 3:06pm
Florida's government is not doing enough to prevent tooth decay, thereby driving up health care costs for families and taxpayers. This according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States reveals that the Sunshine State joined 17 others in earning a D grade when it comes to providing children with dental sealants, clear plastic coatings applied to the surfaces of molars that are considered helpful in preventing tooth decay.
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AIF Health Care Summit in Orlando Already a Sell-Out
Submitted by Anonymous on January 8, 2013 - 2:56pm
The Foundation of Associated Industries of Florida announced that its health care summit later -- that will feature a legislator heading the states look into responding to the federal health care law -- is sold out.
More than 300 have signed up for the Thursday and Friday event at the Orlandos World Center Marriott
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Ken Mehlman: I’m Out of Politics, but Jeb Bush ‘Still Doing a Great Job’
January 7, 2013 - 6:00pm
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