Articles in Category: 'Florida Medical Association'

Coming Up in the Senate: Four Business-Backed Bills to Improve Florida's Legal Climate

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: March 18, 2013 3:55 AM

TAGS: Accuracy in Damages, Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Coalition of Legal Reform, Daubert standard, Dave Hood, David Hart, Expert Testimony, expert witnesses, Fair Settlement Act, Florida Association of Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Department of Financial Services, Florida Home Builders Association, Florida Justice Reform Institute, Florida Legislature, Florida Medical Association, Florida Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Roofing Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Senate Judiciary Committee, Florida Transportation Builders Association, Floridians for Better Transportation, Frye standard, Garrett Richter, HB 587, HB 7015, HB 813, HB 827, Institute for Legal Reform, John Thrasher, Kathleen Passidomo, Kelli Stargel, Larry Metz, legal reform, Matt Gaetz, Medical Liability, News, opinion evidence, SB 1284, SB 1402, SB 1412, SPB 7030, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Politics

Privacy Issues, Sen. Joe Negron's Concerns, at Center of Drug Abuse Meeting

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: December 11, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Dana Young, David Wilkins, Florida attorney general, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association, Joe Negron, Kenneth Solomon, News, Pam Bondi, privacy rights, Robert Yelverton, Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns, Politics

Student Prayer, PIP Reform, Adam Putnam's Energy Bill Among New Laws on Sunday

By: Jim Turner | Posted: June 28, 2012 3:55 AM

Florida Voices: Obamacare Ruling

By: Sunshine State News | Posted: June 30, 2012 3:55 AM

Florida Surgeon General Retiring to Care for Wife

By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: March 6, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Department of Health, Florida Board of Medicine, Florida Medical Association, Frank Farmer, News, Peggy Farmer, Surgeon General, Politics

No-Fault Insurance Reform May be Last Chance to Save System

By: Jim Turner | Posted: March 1, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Business, Florida Chiropractic Association, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida Justice Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Public Interest Research Group, Garrett Richter, HB 119, Jim Boyd, Joe Negron, News, No fault insurance, PIP, SB 1860

Public Safety: Time for Floridians to Read Fine Print

By: William J. Mallon, M.D. | Posted: February 27, 2012 3:55 AM

Recently, two pieces of proposed legislation — Senate Bill, SB 1506 and SB 1316 — were amended to include dangerous provisions that would allow nonmedical doctors, specifically optometrists, to prescribe and administer systemic oral drugs for the first time in the state's history.

TAGS: continuing medical education, FDA, Florida Medical Association, FMA, Food and Drug Administration, legislature, News, opthalmologists, optometrists, SB 1316, SB 1506, Columns

Cannon Expects PIP Reform to be Completed in Regular Session of Legislature

By: Jim Turner | Posted: February 27, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Dean Cannon, Florida CHAIN, Florida Chiropractic Association, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida Justice Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Public Interest Research Group, Jeff Atwater, Jim Boyd, Joe Negron, News, no-fault insurance, PIP reform, Rick Scott, Politics

Scott Encourages House Effort to Reform No-Fault Insurance to Fight Fraud

By: Jim Turner | Posted: February 17, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Florida Chiropractic Association, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Justice Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Public Interest Research Group, Jeff Atwater, Jim Boyd, Joe Negron, News, No fault insurance, PIP, Rick Scott, Politics

FMA Deals In Optometrists to Keep Med-Mal Bill Alive, But at What Cost?

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 16, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: co-management, Florida Medical Association, Florida Optometric Association, Florida Society of Ophthalmologists, Ken Lawson, legislature, Medical Malpractice, News, optometrists, Prescription Drugs, William Mallon, Politics

Weekly Roundup: Halfway Through, Redistricting's Done

By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: February 11, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Brad Drake, Dana Young, Don Gaetz, Florida Medical Association, House District 5, J.D. Alexander, Jim King, John Mica, John Thrasher, Marti Coley, Mike Haridopolos, News, Rene Garcia, Rick Scott, Rod Smith, Ron Saunders, Sandy Adams, Politics

House Eases Bill on Overprescribing Doctors

By: Jim Turner | Posted: January 17, 2012 11:26 AM

TAGS: Elaine Schwartz, Florida Department of Health, Florida Medical Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Fred Costello, Matt Hudson, News, Ronda Storms, Politics

Medical Malpractice Reform Would Install 'Patient's Compensation System'

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 17, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: doctors, early offer, Florida Medical Association, Insurance, James Madison Institute, Medical Malpractice, News, Patients for Fair Compensation, physicians, Rick Jackson, Robert Sanchez, trial bar, workers compensation, Government

Tax Credit for Health Coverage Awaits Obamacare's Demise, Heritage Proposes

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 14, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: employers, Florida, Florida Medical Association, Health Care, Heritage Foundation, individual mandate, Medicaid, News, Obamacare, tax credits

Florida Nurse Practitioners Allege Exclusion From Medicaid Reform

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 21, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association, Foundation for Government Accountability, HB 7107, Heritage Foundation, Medicaid, News, nurse practitioners, Reform, Politics

Hays, Hudson Seek Cap on Costs of Prescription Drugs at Medical Offices

By: Jim Turner | Posted: November 3, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Alan Hays, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Florida Medical Association, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Matt Hudson, News, Government

NCCI Workers' Comp Hike 'Bad News' for Small Businesses in Florida

By: Jim Turner | Posted: October 25, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: AFSCME, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Business, Charlie Crist, Florida Medical Association, National Council on Compensation Insurance, National Federation of Independent Business, News, Office of Insurance Regulation

Insurance Chief McCarty Criticizes Workers' Comp Drug 'Spike'

By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: October 12, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Automated Healthcare Solutions, Bill Herrle, Charlie Crist, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Medical Association, Greg McDermott, Kevin McCarty, Lori Lovgren, National Council on Compensation Insurance, National Federation of Independent Business in Florida, NCCI, News, Teye Reeves, workers' compensation, Politics

Weekly Roundup: Who Loves You, Baby?

By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: August 6, 2011 3:55 AM

Suit Filed in Docs vs. Glocks

By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: June 7, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: First Amendment, Florida Medical Association, guns, HB 155, HB 45, Marcia Cooke, Marion Hammer, National Rifle Association, News, pediatricians, Physician Gag Law, Second Amendment, Government

Senate Removes Key Provisions From Med Mal Bill

By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: May 3, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Alan Hays, Anitere Flores, Bill Hager, Florida Medical Association, HB 661, Medical Malpractice, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, News, Rene Garcia, Richard Steinberg, SB 1590, Columns

Baxley and Harrell: Seniors Back in Kindergarten Elevate House

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 25, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Castle Doctrine, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Dennis Baxley, election reform, Federal Trade Commission, Florida House, Florida Medical Association, Gayle Harrell, Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, House Bill 4103, Medicaid, News, nurse practitioners, Susan Lynch, Politics