House proposes slashing 10-year, $500M health innovation loan program • Florida Phoenix

House proposes slashing 10-year, $500M health innovation loan program • Florida Phoenix

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the "Live Healthy" bill package on March 21, 2024. (Screenshot/Florida Channel)A House budget committee wants to slash a 10-year, $500 million health innovation loan program and a 15-member council charged with recommending how to spend the money. The House Health Care Budget Committee released a 12- page proposed budget conforming bill late Monday night, in advance of releasing its proposed health care spending blueprint…