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State budget: details of House and Senate budget plans emerge

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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March 22 2010

In the third week of the 60-day legislative session, the Florida House and Senate moved closer to finalizing their respective proposals for the $67-billion 2010 - 2011 budget

Legislature: Gov. Crist vetoes abortion bill

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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June 14 2010

On June 11, 2010, Gov. Crist vetoed HB 1143, a bill that would have required abortion providers to offer an ultrasound examination and briefing on fetal development to each patient, unless the patient gave a written waiver

House hears Medicaid reform proposal; senate committee rejects Gov. Crist's nomination for health care administration secretary

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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April 19 2010

The full House took up the majority's plan to restructure Medicaid on April 15, 2010

Attorney General Bill McCollum joins other attorneys general in questioning the constitutionality of federal health care legislation

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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January 4 2010

On December 30, 2009, Republican attorneys general from 13 states, including Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, wrote to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to raise constitutional objections to the health care bill passed by the Senate, HR 3590

Florida Constitution: Florida Supreme Court removes three proposed amendments from the general election ballot

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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September 7 2010

In a series of opinions issued on August 31, 2010, the Supreme Court of Florida removed from the November general election ballot three amendments to the Florida Constitution that had been proposed by the Legislature and allowed two amendments that had been proposed by petition to remain on the ballot

Abortion language could produce veto of Agency for Health Care Administration Bill

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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May 10 2010

A controversial abortion provision added late in the legislative session could lead to a veto of a bill intended to streamline the Agency for Health Care Administration's (AHCA) regulation of health care facilities

State budget: as major initiatives fall, House and Senate close in on a final budget agreement

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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April 26 2010

House and Senate budget negotiators worked through the weekend of April 24 - 25, 2010 in an effort to conclude budget negotiations in time for the 2010 regular session of the Florida Legislature to end without needing an extended or special session

Orlando joins Orange County in imposing a moratorium on pain clinics

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 3 2011

The Orlando city commission voted to impose a temporary moratorium on pain management clinics this week, prohibiting all new clinics from opening, as well as prohibiting the relocation or expansion of existing clinics

Medicaid providers given the opportunity to comment on Medicaid reform in the House

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 3 2011

On Tuesday, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard from numerous stakeholders regarding reforming the state's Medicaid program

Attorney General Pam Bondi proposes new measures to fight pill mills

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 8 2011

Last Thursday, Attorney General Bondi unveiled several recommendations to address illegal prescription drug activity at pain clinics, otherwise known as "pill mills."

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