“Certain payments directly to doctors under new Florida health law”
Sun Sentinel, June 10, 2009
“Crist signs Fla. Health insurance bill”
CBS 4 Miami, June 10, 2009
“Gov. Crist signs health insurance bill”
Gainesville Sun, June 10, 2009
“Controversial bill signed by Crist”
Bill Cotterell
Florida Capital News, June 10, 2009
“Crist sides with doctors”
Bill Cotterell
Pensacola News Journal, June 10, 2009
“Crist signs bill for insurance providers to pay non-PPO doctors”
Bill Cotterell
Tallahassee Democrat, June 10, 2009
“Crist signs Fla. Health insurance bill”
Bill Cotterell
Florida Today, June 10, 2009
“Crist signs Fla. health insurance bill”
Bill Kaczor
Florida Times Union, June 10, 2009
“Crist signs controversial bill”
South Florida Business Journal, June 10, 2009
“Crist backs billon doctor pay”
Lakeland Ledger, June 10, 2009
“LETTERS: A new health insurance law”
Palm Beach Post, June 10, 2009
“New laws to affect insurance, museums”
St. Petersburg Times, June 11, 2009
“More choices, access needed for patients to physicians and services”
Steven R. West, MD, FMA President & Ft. Myers Cardiologist
Sun Sentinel, June 4, 2009
“Big insurance uses scare tactics to derail good bill”
Steven R. West, MD, FMA President & Ft. Myers Cardiologist
Ft. Myers News Press, June 4, 2009
“Doctors are right on this issue”
Editorial
Ft. Myers News Press, June 5, 2009
“Insurers misleading on Senate bill”
Steven R. West, MD, FMA President & Ft. Myers Cardiologist
Sarasota Herald Tribune, June 4, 2009
“Letter: Support law that has insurance companies pay out-of-network health-care providers directly”
TC Palm Newspapers (Jupiter Courier/Stuart News), June 3, 2009
“Big insurance using scare tactics”
Steven R. West, MD, FMA President & Ft. Myers Cardiologist
The Gainesville Sun, June 2, 2009
“Let state's doctors get paid”
Editorial
Palm Beach Post , May 29, 2009
“Florida Patients Deserve Access to Choice”
Steven R. West, MD, FMA President & Ft. Myers Cardiologist
Tallahassee Democrat, May 28, 2009
“Right Prescription for Paying Doctors”
Editorial
Tampa Tribune, May 22, 2009
“Governor should sign doctor bill, veto water bill”
Howard Troxler, Columnist
St. Petersburg Times, May 22, 2009
“Gaetz says health bill is good for workers”
Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Bay Tribune Reporter
Tampa Tribune, May 22, 2009
“He’s wrong; it will help consumers”
Rep. Marcelo Llorente and Sen. Don Gaetz, SB 1122 Bill Sponsors
Florida Health News, May 20, 2009
“Patients win with PPO direct-pay bill”
Miguel Machado, MD, St. Augustine Neurosurgeon
Florida Voice, May 19, 2009
“Florida Medical Association Thanks Governor Crist for Improving Access
to Care & Honoring Patient Choiceby Signing SB 1122 Into Law” May 29, 2009
“SB 1122 protects patients and increases access” May 29, 2009
“SB 1122 will protect patients and lift needless burdens” May 21, 2009
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