January 2011
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Day 2 at the (Florida) Capitol!
Yeah, that’s right. I’m interning in Tallahassee this semester, working for Senator Nan Rich, the Senate minority (Democratic) leader. I am going to try to blog regularly about this, and hopefully it will serve as a resource to keep you updated on Florida politics.
Cool things that happened today:
I attended the Community Affairs and Regulated Industries committee meetings; an...
Major Health Care Reforms Took Effect Today →
Starting Saturday, two of the new health care law’s most significant reforms take effect — or at least begin to take effect.
The first will dramatically clamp down on insurance industry waste, abuse, and excesses. Starting on New Year’s Day, insurance companies will have to spend at least 80 percent of the revenues they receive from premiums on actual health care. Not on salaries or overhead
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