Watch and Listen if You Can! January 23, 2013

Watch & Listen If You Can!
Both the House Insurance and Senate Insurance committees meet today, Wednesday Jan. 23rd, the meeting agenda’s can be found below.

House Insurance & Banking Committe

3:00-5:00pm Rm 404 House

Committee Action Packet

Senate Insurance & Banking Committee

4:00-6:00pm Rm 110 Senate

Committee Action Packet

The action will be in the Senate with eight speakers including Locke Burt, Don Brown, Robin Westcott and others. Topics such as Citizens funding wind mitigation efforts, as well as, a startling fact that over 50% of risks in Citizens could have gotten coverage in the private market at rates below Citizens! The House will have presenters such as actuary Ken Ritzenthaler and public testimony.

 

And finally, the Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force will be meeting today in the Cabinet Room from 3:00PM-5:00PM.

The Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force was created during the 2010 Legislative Session to increase the effectiveness of programs and initiatives that work to prevent, detect and prosecute Medicaid and public assistance fraud. CFO Atwater serves as Chair and Attorney General Bondi serves as Vice Chair of the 11-member Strike Force. Agenda.

You can watch all of this excitement by visiting The Florida Channel – Web 2 will be showing the Senate Insurance committee and Web 7 will be airing the Medicaid Fraud Strike Force.

 

Stay tuned and have a great day!

Lisa