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Florida Voices: Given Scope of Tragedies, Florida Needs More Trauma Centers
BY COL. CRAIG ALDRICH Last week, America experienced two heartbreaking and terrible tragedies – the Boston Marathon bombing and the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas – both of which killed and injured many innocent Americans. Unfortunately, a week like that reminds us that we, as Americans, need to be prepared for mass casualty incidents. While […]
Tampa Tribune: Unlock Florida’s manufacturing potential
Manufacturing was once our nation’s strongest economic driver. The Industrial Revolution led to a proliferation of manufacturing in the United States from the mid-to late 19th century and into the early 20th. More Americans were shifting from agrarian lives to homes and jobs in bustling urban areas that were the hubs of the country’s manufacturing […]
Panama City News Herald: Competition is good for economy, environment
BY TIM SOUTHERLAND Many rural areas in Florida depend on a thriving timber industry to support employment for local residents and generate tax revenues for municipal services. Those involved in the harvesting and retailing of timber need multiple venues through which to market their products, in order to remain successful. Landowners and timber companies attain […]
SaintPetersblog: Budget talks direct AHCA to investigate managed care for developmentally disabled
Budget fine print released Tuesday by the Health and Human Services Conference Committee directs the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop a plan for moving people with developmental disabilities into managed care programs. While the budget language is merely a directive to create a plan for review, many providers think it’s a smart, methodical […]
Coalition for the New Economy: Advancing Broadband: Private sector remains primary force behind the broadband expansion
According to a March 2013 report by Charles Davidson and Michael Santorelli at New York University Law School, private broadband providers invested more than $1 trillion in broadband between 1996 and 2010 and $66 billion in 2011. Despite the proliferation in government-owned broadband networks, the private sector is still the primary driving force behind the […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Mincy: Fair audits help small pharmacies – and patients
A level playing field is crucial to the success of any small business. This session, the Florida Legislature should take the opportunity to even out what has become a lopsided relationship between independent pharmacies and corporate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Enacting the language contained in House Bill 791 or its companion legislation, Senate Bill 1358, […]
Tampa Tribune: New budget format hurts the disabled and organizations
BY JIM FREYVOGEL Imagine you have a developmental disability, a reality for thousands of Floridians. Imagine, at 6 months old, your parents place you in an institution in Tennessee, never to see you again. Imagine spending the next 50 years of your life in a sterile environment, seldom visiting the community and never knowing any […]
Sunshine State News: Smart Investments in Higher Education Will Pay Off
Increases in college tuition rates combined with reductions to federal and state level financial aid are making it harder for young Floridians to attend college without forcing many to accumulate increased student debt. The Florida Resident Access Grant (FRAG) has been an important part of tuition equalization for eligible students in Florida for more than […]