Florida House Health Panel Eyes ‘Robust’ Agenda

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Florida House Health Panel Eyes ‘Robust’ Agenda

With House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo signaling they will make health care a priority during the 2024 legislative session, a new House select committee began meeting Monday with what the chairwoman called a “robust” agenda.
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With Florida House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo signaling they will make health care a priority during the 2024 legislative session, a new House select committee began meeting Monday with what the chairwoman called a “robust” agenda.

“We have authority over issues related to access and affordability of health care,” Rep. Kaylee Tuck, a Lake Placid who chairs the Select Committee on Health Innovation. “Our jurisdiction includes health-facility regulation, commercial health insurance coverage, the state employee group health plan and the operation of state Medicaid and children’s health insurance programs for low-income Floridians.”

The committee received briefings Monday from officials with the Agency for Health Care Administration and Florida Healthy Kids Corp.

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Renner, R-Palm Coast, created the select committee last month, while Passidomo, R-Naples, said this summer she wants to take steps during the 2024 session to attract more health-care providers.

The 60-day session will start in January.

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