News & Updates

05-02-08: "Our view: A shameful failure"

"Budget on brink of passage"

"Florida House slashes school funding to balance budget"

"Budget lands with depressing thud"

04-30-08: "Nursing homes facing Medicaid hit"

"Major budget cut to reduce nursing home care"

"Legislation expected to cut time nursing home patients to get direct care"

04-29-08: "Lean budget forces cuts from many sectors"

04-28-08: "Final State Budget Plan Reached"

04-27-08: "Budget ax taking aim"

04-26-08: "Our view: It's still raining"

04-24-08: "Low-Income Health Care Programs Reprieved"

04-23-08: "Use the state's rainy-day funds before we drown"

"Florida Lawmakers Have Much Cutting Yet To Do"

04-22-08: "Health cuts among most divisive between Florida House and Senate"

04-18-08: "Balancing the state budget"

"State Health Care To Take Bigger Hit"

04-07-08: Analysis of Senate Bill 1668 and House Bill 1335: More litigation on the way (more...)

04-02-08: Bradenton Herald: Budget cuts hurt the neediest...(more...)

04-01-08: Lakeland Ledger: Frozen state funds leave vulnerable in the lurch (more...)

04-01-08: St. Petersburg Times: House leaders' plan allows easier access to reserve funds (more...)

03-31-08: Bay News 9: Medicaid benefits could be next (more...)

03-31-08: Tallahassee Democrat: Lawmakers continue tug-of-war over Budget (more...)

03-30-08: Naples News: Health care facing budget chopping block (more...)

03-26-08: St. Petersburg Times: Florida House, Senate have conflicting budget strategies (more...)

03-25-08: Tallahassee Democrat: Follow five families in 'Caring for Your Parents' (more...)

03-19-08: Florida Today Op-ed: "Prepare for impact..." (more...)

03-19-08: Sun-Herald Op-ed: "Prognosis not healthy for Florida health care" (more...)

03-19-08: Sun-Sentinel: "Florida's $9.6 billion tax-cut plan could cost you money" (more...)

03-16-08: Miami Herald: "Florida agencies face deep cuts across board" (more...)

03-14-08: Daytona News-Journal Editorial: "Don't pit poor against the desperate" (more...)

03-12-08: "Don't cut funding for nursing homes" Op-ed in Orlando Sentinel (more...)

03-12-08: Tampa Tribune: "Florida's Budget Ax Looms" (more...)

03-11-08: Miami Herald Editorial: "Budget cuts put elderly, poor at risk" (more...)

Tampa Tribune Editorial: "Keep Promise To Nursing Home Patients" (more...)

03-10-08: "Legislators hold off on Medicaid proposal" (more...)

03-07-08: "Medicaid cuts impact nursing care": Click here to view Thursday's segment on "Capitol Update," a daily 30-minute recap of legislative activity on The Florida Channel.

03-07-08: Senator Nan Rich Calls on Legislature to Keep its Commitment to Florida's Nursing Home Patients (more...)

03-06-08: Miami Herald: "Pending Medicaid cuts raise concerns" (more...)

03-06-08: "Our Florida Promise" will push for restoring Medicaid nursing home funding cut in January and protect against future funding cuts (more...)