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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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Not that we don't provide spin; we do, and plenty of it. Our perspective appears in post headlines, the subtitles within the post (in bold), and the excerpts from the linked stories we select to quote; we also occasionally provide other links and commentary about certain stories. While our bias should be immediately apparent to any reader, we nevertheless attempt to link to every article, column or editorial about Florida politics in every major online Florida newspaper.

 

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The Blog for Monday, May 23, 2005

"Restricting Access ..."

    "to mental health medications":
    Mental health experts across the state are watching closely to see what will happen to impoverished psychiatric patients under the new system. Many states exempt mental health drugs from cost restrictions, but a handful don't. Florida lawmakers say the new policy will help rein in Medicaid costs, which swallow a quarter of the state budget. Prescription drugs alone cost the state more than $2.5-billion. ...

    The new restrictions are part of Gov. Jeb Bush's larger plan to redesign Medicaid into a managed care program run by HMOs and other private health networks. Lawmakers approved pilot projects this year to study the impacts of such a transformation. ...

    Florida's system is anything but comprehensive, according to the council overseeing it. The Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation, created by the Legislature two years ago, calls the system extremely "fragmented." ...

    Florida ranks 47th in the nation for per-capita mental health spending, according to NAMI.
    "Advocates say drug rule may be harmful". I guess we're shooting for last place.

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