by Brian Burgess | Sep 12, 2023
Insured losses skyrocket to $156.4 million as claims surge to 17,472 – steadily climbing toward industry estimates in the billions. Unreported until now: 26,000 gallons of wastewater spills and a kerosene leak in St. Petersburg add to Hurricane Idalia’s...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 12, 2023
Florida experienced a 7% drop in Medicaid enrollment as the temporary COVID-19 emergency rule ends, affecting those not usually eligible. Media criticisms proliferated after more than 430,000 Floridians were removed from Medicaid, but it turns out Florida has actually...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 11, 2023
Here’s some news nuggets from the past few days you might have missed… Lawmakers fly caution flag on state budget State budget leaders in Florida have cautioned that general-revenue surpluses are expected to decline from $7 billion in the 2024-2025 fiscal...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 8, 2023
Hurricane Idalia’s landfall near Keaton Beach is posing significant challenges for Florida’s property insurance industry. Estimated insured losses range between $3 billion and $5 billion for the private sector and a $500 million hit for the National Flood...
by Andrew Powell - The Center Square | Sep 7, 2023
The federal government released an audit report revealing that Florida failed to refund over $106 million in federal Medicaid managed care rebates between 2015 and 2019. The audit found that although the rebates were accurately calculated, Florida did not report them...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 5, 2023
A federal judge denied Disney’s request to limit the scope of its lawsuit against Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, focusing on alleged free speech violations related to Disney’s opposition to...
