Friends, Exposure of the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service, which targeted conservative groups, is a reminder of how America’s distrust of granting too much power to the government is deeply rooted in our national ethos and goes back to our nation’s founding. After the Revolutionary War, Americans were restless. The new …
JMI EMAIL May 17, 2013: “If men were angels…”
Posted 05/17/20132013 JMI Summary of Key Legislation
Posted 05/13/2013Table of Contents: (Click on titles for full summary) EDUCATION: HB 867 (SB 862)/FAILED: Relating to Parent Empowerment in Education by Rep. Trujillo (Sen. Stargel) SB 1076 / SIGNED by Governor: Relating to K-20 Education by Sen. Legg SB 1108 (HB 465) / SENT to Governor: Relating to Exceptional Student Education by Sen. Gardiner (Rep. …
EMAIL: 2013 FL Legislative Session Breakdown from JMI
Posted 05/10/20132013 Florida Legislative Session Breakdown A summary of many of the public policy decisions made in 2013, where they stand and what they’ll mean for Florida. Another Florida Legislative Session has come and gone… Headquartered in Florida’s Capital City, The James Madison Institute (JMI) team knows Tallahassee still hums after the Sine Die …
JMI Email – Why the Last Days of the Legislative Session Matter – May 1, 2013
Posted 05/02/2013Friends, A recent Forbes article, “Florida Senate Republicans Vote to Expand Obamacare and Medicaid, Rejecting House’s Free-Market Alternative,” outlines the differences among Florida’s policymakers this final week of the 2013 legislative session. The key issue: whether to accept federal dollars to provide health care for Florida’s uninsured. The article highlights the Florida House’s plan …
“Florida’s Best Medicaid Option under the PPACA: Expand the Reforms, Not the Rolls” – Policy Brief – February 2013
Posted 01/22/2013By Jason D. Fodeman, M.D. Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute Full Policy Brief: Florida’s Best Medicaid Option under the PPACA: Expand the Reforms, Not the Rolls To be mailed a copy of this policy brief, please contact Valerie Wickboldt at vwickboldt@jamesmadison.org. INTRODUCTION: As Florida lawmakers return to work for the 2013 legislative session, the …
October 2012 – Policy Brief – “Options for Florida Going Forward under the PPACA”
Posted 10/09/2012In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the central components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), States must now decide whether to shoulder major responsibilities in administering the Act’s key coverage provisions or leave it to the federal government to do so. View Full Brief: “Options for …
The Affordable Care Act’s Consequences for Floridians
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By J. Robert McClure, PhD., President & CEO of The James Madison Institute and John Q. Seibler, JMI Intern Posted July 17, 2012 Floridians are finally discovering what’s in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is also known as “Obamacare.” Details of this 2,700-page bill were shrouded in mystery from its inception. Indeed, as then-House Speaker …
January 2012 – Amicus Brief (SCOTUS) – In Support of the State of Florida, et al. Challenge of the Affordable Care Act (Medicaid Issue)
Posted 01/17/2012The James Madison Institute in conjunction with Indiana state legislators and Christopher Conover filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Florida’s and 25 other States’ challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) massive expansion of Medicaid that will require states to spend billions more each year on Medicaid or exit …
January 2012 – Policy Brief – “Passing the Health Care Compact in Florida: A Historic Opportunity to Restore Self-Government and Affordable Health Care”
Posted 12/07/2011By Mario Loyola JMI Adjunct Scholar Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Tenth Amendment Studies Director Loyola discusses the federal government’s usurpation of state authority to regulate health care, the resultant failure of those interventions and mandates, why health care regulatory authority should be reserved to the states, and a mechanism for rolling back this …
November 2011 – Backgrounder No. 69 – “Alternative Solutions to Florida’s Medical Malpractice System”
Posted 11/16/2011Study by Beth Ann Fiedler, Ph.D., JMI Adjunct Scholar Foreword by Robert F. Sanchez, JMI Policy Director For many years the cost of health care in the United States has been rising faster than the rate of inflation. This trend affects families, employers, and governments at all levels — federal, state, and local. The rising …
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