Jan 16, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–January 15, 2009 The owners of two Miami medical clinics, along with a phlebotomist, have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $5.3 million HIV and cancer infusion fraud scheme, according to the …
Jan 16, 2009
Tampa Tribune–January 16, 2009 By LINDSAY PETERSON Problems erupted with the state’s new Medicaid payment system the day it went online seven months ago, and they haven’t gone away. The Hillsborough Achievement and Resource Center has lost about $12,000 in …
Jan 16, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–January 16, 2009 by Brian Bandell The growing unemployment rate drove a loss of nearly 190,000 commercial health plan enrollees at Florida’s largest insurance plans during 2008. A Business Journal survey of the seven-largest commercial health insurers …
Jan 16, 2009
Bardenton Herald–January 16, 2009 By JESSICA KLIPA MANATEE – A growing number of homeowners worry that they, too, could have foul-smelling Chinese drywall in their homes. The building material has been linked to corrosion of mechanical and electrical systems and …
Jan 16, 2009
Miami Herald–January 16, 2009 BY BETH REINHARD Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced Friday that she’s not running for the U.S. Senate, opening the door to a crop of lesser-known contenders. Sink, the only statewide officeholder on the Democratic shortlist, …
Jan 16, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Alex Sink won’t run for Mel Martinez’s Senate seat Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced Friday that she’s not running for the U.S. Senate, opening the door to …
Jan 16, 2009
Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink announced today that she will not seek election to the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Senator Mel Martinez in 2010. Meanwhile, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Senator Dan Gelber …
Jan 16, 2009
Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of January 19-23, 2009 Tuesday, January 20 NAIC Casualty Actuarial Statistical Subgroup Meeting The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) will hold a Casualty Actuarial Statistical Subgroup meeting on Tuesday, January 20, starting at …
Jan 16, 2009
UPDATE: The informal FPCA meeting scheduled to be held following the 2009 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit today, January 16, 2009, will start at approximately 12:15 at “A Land Remembered” Steakhouse, Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel & Resort, in …
Jan 16, 2009
In a January 15 letter to Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith, Florida Governor Charlie Crist recommend that Florida school districts make viewing of the 44th Presidential Inauguration available to every public school student. A copy of the letter is attached …